Information about #686E6A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #686E6A is classified in the Register under the Spring Green Color Family, with Desaturated and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(104, 110, 106) (40.8% red, 43.1% green, 41.6% blue), or CMYK 2 / 0 / 2 / 57 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #686E6A reads as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Traffic (#6C6D68). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cliff Face Grey (#6C6E6D) and Dim Gray (#696969).

The recipe behind #686E6A is rgb(104, 110, 106), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #686E6A background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.2:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#686E6A color variations

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

#686E6A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#686E6A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#535854

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#3E423F

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#292C2A

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Black

#000000

#686E6A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#717572

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Grey

#808080

#686E6A 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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#686E67

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#686E6A 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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#6E686C
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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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#6E6869
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#6D686E
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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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#696E68
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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
#686E6A
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#6A686E
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#6E6A68
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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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#686C6E
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#6E686C
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#6E6A68
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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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#68696E
#68696E

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#6E686C
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#6E6D68
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Nearest named colors to #686E6A

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

Traffic color link
Traffic

#6C6D68

Cliff Face Grey color link
Cliff Face Grey

#6C6E6D

Dim Gray color link
Dim Gray

#696969

Mid Grey color link
Mid Grey

#666A6D

Scarpa Flow color link
Scarpa Flow

#6B6A6C

Nevada color link
Nevada

#666F6F

Lattitude color link
Lattitude

#6D726C

Cloudy Gray color link
Cloudy Gray

#6D6968

Granite Gray color link
Granite Gray

#676767

Quarter Tuna color link
Quarter Tuna

#656A70

Pale Sky color link
Pale Sky

#636D70

Tarmac color link
Tarmac

#6F6F6E

#686E6A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#686E6A
  • RGB104, 110, 106
  • CMYK2, 0, 2, 57
  • CSSrgb(104, 110, 106)
  • HSL140°, 3%, 42%
  • HSL Precise140°, 2.804%, 41.961%
  • HSV140°, 5%, 43%
  • HSB140°, 5%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.431, 0.416)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.431, 0.416, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.431, 0.416)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.6%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID686E6A
  • DECIMAL ID6844010
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers322 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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