Information about #685D6F color

#685D6F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#685D6F falls into the Violet Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(104, 93, 111) — 40.8% red, 36.5% green, 43.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 3 / 7 / 0 / 56. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#685D6F presents itself as a quiet, subdued grey — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bloom (#6F5B6C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Salt Box (#696268) and Comet (#636373).

In RGB terms — rgb(104, 93, 111) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #685D6F: 6.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #685D6F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#685D6F color variations

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

#685D6F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#685D6F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Standard-Bearer

#141216
Black

#000000

#685D6F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#685D6F 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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#685D6F 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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#5D6F68
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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 #685D6F

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

Bloom color link
Bloom

#6F5B6C

Salt Box color link
Salt Box

#696268

Comet color link
Comet

#636373

Smoky color link
Smoky

#605D6B

Covert color link
Covert

#645977

Centaurian color link
Centaurian

#6E5977

Scorpion color link
Scorpion

#6A6466

Mobster color link
Mobster

#605A67

Dolphin color link
Dolphin

#6A6873

Matakana color link
Matakana

#685D63

Shuttle Grey color link
Shuttle Grey

#61666B

Bull Clone color link
Bull Clone

#6E6366

#685D6F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#685D6F
  • RGB104, 93, 111
  • CMYK3, 7, 0, 56
  • CSSrgb(104, 93, 111)
  • HSL277°, 9%, 40%
  • HSL Precise276.667°, 8.824%, 40%
  • HSV277°, 16%, 44%
  • HSB277°, 16%, 44%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.365
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.365, 0.435)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.365, 0.435, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.365, 0.435)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.5%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID685D6F
  • DECIMAL ID6839663
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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