Information about #688186 color

#688186 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #688186 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(104, 129, 134) — 40.8% red, 50.6% green, 52.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 12 / 2 / 0 / 47. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained cyan, #688186 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. 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 Lynch (#697D89). Nearby in the Register you will also find Steel Grey (#6F828A) and AuroMetalSaurus (#6E7F80).

In RGB terms — rgb(104, 129, 134) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #688186 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.1:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.1:1. #688186 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#688186 color variations

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

#688186 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #688186

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

Lynch color link
Lynch

#697D89

Steel Grey color link
Steel Grey

#6F828A

Undercover color link
Undercover

#648985

Bluff color link
Bluff

#718187

Escapade color link
Escapade

#667C91

Gothic color link
Gothic

#698890

Blue Grey color link
Blue Grey

#607C8E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#688186
  • RGB104, 129, 134
  • CMYK12, 2, 0, 47
  • CSSrgb(104, 129, 134)
  • HSL190°, 13%, 47%
  • HSL Precise190°, 12.605%, 46.667%
  • HSV190°, 22%, 53%
  • HSB190°, 22%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.525
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.506, 0.525)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.506, 0.525, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.506, 0.525)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.5%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID688186
  • DECIMAL ID6848902
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01