Information about #686257 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#686257 falls into the Orange Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(104, 98, 87) — 40.8% red, 38.4% green, 34.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 7 / 59. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #686257 reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone and holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pure Pewter (#666156). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Evolution (#676455) and Greyish Dark Green (#656255).

In RGB terms — rgb(104, 98, 87) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #686257: 6.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for black. #686257 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#686257 color variations

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

#686257 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#A7A195

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White

#FFFFFF

#686257 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#524D44

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#3D3A33

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#292622

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#141311

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Black

#000000

#686257 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#6C675D

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#716D65

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#76736E

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Grey

#808080

#686257 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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#5F6655

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#656655

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#665A55

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#665558

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#66555F

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#686257 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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#565C67
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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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#585667
#585667

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#566467
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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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#675856
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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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#566761
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#615667
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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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#5C6756
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#565C67
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#615667
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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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#566758
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#565C67
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#675664
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Nearest named colors to #686257

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

Pure Pewter color link
Pure Pewter

#666156

Evolution color link
Evolution

#676455

Greyish Dark Green color link
Greyish Dark Green

#656255

Half Masala color link
Half Masala

#67635C

Plain Mouse color link
Plain Mouse

#6E5F57

Dorado color link
Dorado

#6E5F56

Kabul color link
Kabul

#6C5E53

Makara color link
Makara

#695F50

Triple Stonehenge color link
Triple Stonehenge

#665C52

Chain Reaction color link
Chain Reaction

#6C695A

Zambezi color link
Zambezi

#6B5A5A

Talisman color link
Talisman

#655D50

#686257 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#686257
  • RGB104, 98, 87
  • CMYK0, 2, 7, 59
  • CSSrgb(104, 98, 87)
  • HSL39°, 9%, 37%
  • HSL Precise38.824°, 8.901%, 37.451%
  • HSV39°, 16%, 41%
  • HSB39°, 16%, 41%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.384
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.341
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.384, 0.341)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.384, 0.341, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.384, 0.341)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID686257
  • DECIMAL ID6840919
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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