Information about #686C70 color

#686C70 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#686C70 falls into the Azure Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(104, 108, 112) — 40.8% red, 42.4% green, 43.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 2 / 0 / 56. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#686C70 is a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Quarter Tuna (#656A70). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Nevada (#666F6F) and Mid Grey (#666A6D).

In RGB terms — rgb(104, 108, 112) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #686C70: 5.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #686C70 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#686C70 color variations

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

#686C70 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#83888D

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#A2A6A9

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#C1C3C6

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#E0E1E2

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White

#FFFFFF

#686C70 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#525559

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#3D4042

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#292A2C

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Black

#000000

#686C70 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#707376

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#757779

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Grey

#808080

#686C70 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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#666E6F

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#666F6C

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#666F69

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#686C70 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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#6F6B67
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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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#6F6F67
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#6F6767
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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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#676F6F
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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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#6F676B
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#6B6F67
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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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#6B676F
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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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#6F676F
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#6F6B67
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#676F67
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Nearest named colors to #686C70

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

Quarter Tuna color link
Quarter Tuna

#656A70

Nevada color link
Nevada

#666F6F

Mid Grey color link
Mid Grey

#666A6D

Pale Sky color link
Pale Sky

#636D70

Dolphin color link
Dolphin

#6A6873

Scarpa Flow color link
Scarpa Flow

#6B6A6C

Cliff Face Grey color link
Cliff Face Grey

#6C6E6D

Dim Gray color link
Dim Gray

#696969

Tarmac color link
Tarmac

#6F6F6E

Lattitude color link
Lattitude

#6D726C

Double Stack color link
Double Stack

#6F716E

Traffic color link
Traffic

#6C6D68

#686C70 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#686C70
  • RGB104, 108, 112
  • CMYK3, 2, 0, 56
  • CSSrgb(104, 108, 112)
  • HSL210°, 4%, 42%
  • HSL Precise210°, 3.704%, 42.353%
  • HSV210°, 7%, 44%
  • HSB210°, 7%, 44%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.439
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.424, 0.439)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.424, 0.439, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.424, 0.439)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID686C70
  • DECIMAL ID6843504
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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