Information about #685E6E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #685E6E belongs to the Violet Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(104, 94, 110) (40.8% red, 36.9% green, 43.1% blue), or CMYK 2 / 6 / 0 / 57 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#685E6E presents itself as a softly muted balanced grey tone — one that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Salt Box (#696268). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bloom (#6F5B6C) and Smoky (#605D6B).

In RGB terms — rgb(104, 94, 110) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #685E6E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.1:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.4:1. No one has named #685E6E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#685E6E color variations

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

#685E6E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#685E6E color shades

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

#141216
Black

#000000

#685E6E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#685E6E 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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#615D6E

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#685E6E 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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#5E6E60
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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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#5E6E68
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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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#6E5E64
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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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#6E605E
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#646E5E
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#5E6C6E
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Nearest named colors to #685E6E

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

Salt Box color link
Salt Box

#696268

Bloom color link
Bloom

#6F5B6C

Smoky color link
Smoky

#605D6B

Comet color link
Comet

#636373

Scorpion color link
Scorpion

#6A6466

Shuttle Grey color link
Shuttle Grey

#61666B

Covert color link
Covert

#645977

Matakana color link
Matakana

#685D63

Bull Clone color link
Bull Clone

#6E6366

Mobster color link
Mobster

#605A67

Dolphin color link
Dolphin

#6A6873

Granite Gray color link
Granite Gray

#676767

#685E6E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#685E6E
  • RGB104, 94, 110
  • CMYK2, 6, 0, 57
  • CSSrgb(104, 94, 110)
  • HSL278°, 8%, 40%
  • HSL Precise277.5°, 7.843%, 40%
  • HSV278°, 15%, 43%
  • HSB278°, 15%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.369, 0.431)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.369, 0.431, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.369, 0.431)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.1%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID685E6E
  • DECIMAL ID6839918
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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