Information about #68686F color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #68686F is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Desaturated and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(104, 104, 111) — 40.8% red, 40.8% green, 43.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 3 / 0 / 56. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #68686F feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Mid Grey (#666A6D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Quarter Tuna (#656A70) and Dolphin (#6A6873).

The recipe behind #68686F is rgb(104, 104, 111), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #68686F background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.5:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#68686F color variations

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

#68686F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#68686F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#68686F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#717175

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Grey

#808080

#68686F 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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#676A6E

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#68686F 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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#6B6E68
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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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#6E6868
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#686E68
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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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#6E686E
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#686E68
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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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#6E686B
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#6E6E68
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#686E6B
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Nearest named colors to #68686F

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

Mid Grey color link
Mid Grey

#666A6D

Quarter Tuna color link
Quarter Tuna

#656A70

Dolphin color link
Dolphin

#6A6873

Scarpa Flow color link
Scarpa Flow

#6B6A6C

Dim Gray color link
Dim Gray

#696969

Pale Sky color link
Pale Sky

#636D70

Nevada color link
Nevada

#666F6F

Cliff Face Grey color link
Cliff Face Grey

#6C6E6D

Half Sidewinder color link
Half Sidewinder

#6F676C

Comet color link
Comet

#636373

Granite Gray color link
Granite Gray

#676767

Shuttle Grey color link
Shuttle Grey

#61666B

#68686F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#68686F
  • RGB104, 104, 111
  • CMYK3, 3, 0, 56
  • CSSrgb(104, 104, 111)
  • HSL240°, 3%, 42%
  • HSL Precise240°, 3.256%, 42.157%
  • HSV240°, 6%, 44%
  • HSB240°, 6%, 44%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.408, 0.435)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.408, 0.435, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.408, 0.435)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.5%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID68686F
  • DECIMAL ID6842479
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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