Information about #686665 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #686665 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Desaturated and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(104, 102, 101) — 40.8% red, 40% green, 39.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 1 / 59. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #686665 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Chicane (#686765). Nearby in the Register you will also find Granite Gray (#676767) and Scorpion (#6A6466).

The recipe behind #686665 is rgb(104, 102, 101), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #686665 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.7:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.7:1. #686665 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#686665 color variations

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

#686665 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#686665 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Chinese Black

#141414
Black

#000000

#686665 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#686665 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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#686665 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.

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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 #686665

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

Chicane color link
Chicane

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Granite Gray color link
Granite Gray

#676767

Scorpion color link
Scorpion

#6A6466

Double Trojan color link
Double Trojan

#656664

Storm Dust color link
Storm Dust

#646463

Salt Box color link
Salt Box

#696268

Dim Gray color link
Dim Gray

#696969

Triple Stack color link
Triple Stack

#656660

Identity color link
Identity

#6E6767

Cloudy Gray color link
Cloudy Gray

#6D6968

Bull Clone color link
Bull Clone

#6E6366

Double Tapa color link
Double Tapa

#6A6A5F

#686665 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#686665
  • RGB104, 102, 101
  • CMYK0, 1, 1, 59
  • CSSrgb(104, 102, 101)
  • HSL20°, 1%, 40%
  • HSL Precise20°, 1.463%, 40.196%
  • HSV20°, 3%, 41%
  • HSB20°, 3%, 41%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.400, 0.396)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.400, 0.396, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.400, 0.396)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB39.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID686665
  • DECIMAL ID6841957
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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