Information about #686F7F color
Basic facts about this digital color
A muted, almost neutral neutral grey, #686F7F sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. 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 practically indistinguishable from Mist Blue (#646D7E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Weathered Blue (#677583) and Jet Gray (#616D7E).
The recipe behind #686F7F is rgb(104, 111, 127), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #686F7F background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #686F7F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#686F7F color variations
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#686F7F color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#686F7F color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#686F7F color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#686F7F color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#686F7F 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #686F7F color
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Nearest named colors to #686F7F
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#646D7E
#677583
#616D7E
#6F747B
#62777E
#6A7376
#656A88
#727282
#617274
#6D7876
#6A6873
#5E7175
#686F7F color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#686F7F
- RGB104, 111, 127
- CMYK9, 6, 0, 50
- CSSrgb(104, 111, 127)
- HSL222°, 10%, 45%
- HSL Precise221.739°, 9.957%, 45.294%
- HSV222°, 18%, 50%
- HSB222°, 18%, 50%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.435
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.498
- GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.435, 0.498)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.435, 0.498, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.435, 0.498)
- Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB43.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB49.8%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID686F7F
- DECIMAL ID6844287
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
