Information about Matakana color
Basic facts about this digital color
#685D63 is a softly muted neutral grey that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Salt Box (#696268). Slightly further away sit Scorpion (#6A6466) and Storm Dust (#646463).
The recipe behind #685D63 is rgb(104, 93, 99), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 6.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.3:1. The name "Matakana" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Matakana color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Matakana color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Matakana color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Matakana color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Matakana color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Matakana 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 Matakana color
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Nearest named colors to Matakana
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#696268
#6A6466
#646463
#625D5D
#6E6366
#67635C
#605A67
#625665
#656664
#656660
#6B5A5A
#686765
Matakana color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#685D63
- RGB104, 93, 99
- CMYK0, 4, 2, 59
- CSSrgb(104, 93, 99)
- HSL327°, 6%, 39%
- HSL Precise327.273°, 5.584%, 38.627%
- HSV327°, 11%, 41%
- HSB327°, 11%, 41%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.365
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.388
- GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.365, 0.388)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.365, 0.388, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.365, 0.388)
- Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB36.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB38.8%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID685D63
- DECIMAL ID6839651
- Name Length8
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