Information about #686E6E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#686E6E falls into the Cyan Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(104, 110, 110) — 40.8% red, 43.1% green, 43.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 0 / 57. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #686E6E reads as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Nevada (#666F6F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cliff Face Grey (#6C6E6D) and Mid Grey (#666A6D).

In RGB terms — rgb(104, 110, 110) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #686E6E: 5.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #686E6E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#686E6E color variations

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

#686E6E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#686E6E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#686E6E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Trojan

#757878
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Grey

#808080

#686E6E 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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#686E6E 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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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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #686E6E

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

Nevada color link
Nevada

#666F6F

Cliff Face Grey color link
Cliff Face Grey

#6C6E6D

Mid Grey color link
Mid Grey

#666A6D

Scarpa Flow color link
Scarpa Flow

#6B6A6C

Quarter Tuna color link
Quarter Tuna

#656A70

Pale Sky color link
Pale Sky

#636D70

Lattitude color link
Lattitude

#6D726C

Tarmac color link
Tarmac

#6F6F6E

Dim Gray color link
Dim Gray

#696969

Traffic color link
Traffic

#6C6D68

Double Stack color link
Double Stack

#6F716E

Sirocco color link
Sirocco

#68766E

#686E6E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#686E6E
  • RGB104, 110, 110
  • CMYK2, 0, 0, 57
  • CSSrgb(104, 110, 110)
  • HSL180°, 3%, 42%
  • HSL Precise180°, 2.804%, 41.961%
  • HSV180°, 5%, 43%
  • HSB180°, 5%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.431, 0.431)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.431, 0.431, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.431, 0.431)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID686E6E
  • DECIMAL ID6844014
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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