Information about #686C65 color

#686C65 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #686C65 belongs to the Chartreuse Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(104, 108, 101) — 40.8% red, 42.4% green, 39.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 2 / 0 / 3 / 58. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #686C65 reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Chicane (#686765). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Traffic (#6C6D68) and Dim Gray (#696969).

In RGB terms — rgb(104, 108, 101) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #686C65 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.4:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.9:1. No one has named #686C65 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#686C65 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#686C65 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#686C65 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#535651

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#3E403C

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#292B28

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Black

#000000

#686C65 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#71736F

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#767774

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Grey

#808080

#686C65 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#686C65 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#69656C
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#6C656B
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#66656C
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#65686C
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#6C6568
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#656C69
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#69656C
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#6C6568
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#656B6C
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#69656C
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#6C6665
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Nearest named colors to #686C65

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Chicane color link
Chicane

#686765

Traffic color link
Traffic

#6C6D68

Dim Gray color link
Dim Gray

#696969

Granite Gray color link
Granite Gray

#676767

Cloudy Gray color link
Cloudy Gray

#6D6968

Double Tapa color link
Double Tapa

#6A6A5F

Double Trojan color link
Double Trojan

#656664

Scarpa Flow color link
Scarpa Flow

#6B6A6C

Identity color link
Identity

#6E6767

Ironside Grey color link
Ironside Grey

#706E66

Scorpion color link
Scorpion

#6A6466

Triple Stack color link
Triple Stack

#656660

#686C65 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#686C65
  • RGB104, 108, 101
  • CMYK2, 0, 3, 58
  • CSSrgb(104, 108, 101)
  • HSL94°, 3%, 41%
  • HSL Precise94.286°, 3.349%, 40.98%
  • HSV94°, 6%, 42%
  • HSB94°, 6%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.424, 0.396)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.424, 0.396, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.424, 0.396)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB39.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Chartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID686C65
  • DECIMAL ID6843493
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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