Information about #687D78 color

#687D78 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #687D78 belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(104, 125, 120) — 40.8% red, 49% green, 47.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 8 / 0 / 2 / 51. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #687D78 reads as a quiet, subdued grey and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Thor (#697F79). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rusted Light Blue (#6A7F7A) and My Sweet Home (#657F7C).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(104, 125, 120)), which gives #687D78 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #687D78: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #687D78 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#687D78 color variations

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

#687D78 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#687D78 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#3E4B48

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Black

#000000

#687D78 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#6C7D79

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Grey

#808080

#687D78 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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#687D78 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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#7D6E68
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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
#687D78
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#78687D
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#7D7868
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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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#686D7D
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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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#6E687D
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#787D68
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Nearest named colors to #687D78

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

Thor color link
Thor

#697F79

Rusted Light Blue color link
Rusted Light Blue

#6A7F7A

My Sweet Home color link
My Sweet Home

#657F7C

Rolling Stone color link
Rolling Stone

#6D7876

Innocence color link
Innocence

#6D7773

AuroMetalSaurus color link
AuroMetalSaurus

#6E7F80

Blue Bayoux color link
Blue Bayoux

#62777E

Infinity color link
Infinity

#6A7376

Grayish Turquoise color link
Grayish Turquoise

#5E7D7E

Raven color link
Raven

#6F747B

Sirocco color link
Sirocco

#68766E

Smoke color link
Smoke

#738276

#687D78 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#687D78
  • RGB104, 125, 120
  • CMYK8, 0, 2, 51
  • CSSrgb(104, 125, 120)
  • HSL166°, 9%, 45%
  • HSL Precise165.714°, 9.17%, 44.902%
  • HSV166°, 17%, 49%
  • HSB166°, 17%, 49%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.490
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.490, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.490, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.490, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID687D78
  • DECIMAL ID6847864
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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