Information about #6D686E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#6D686E falls into the Magenta Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(109, 104, 110) — 42.7% red, 40.8% green, 43.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 0 / 57. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#6D686E is a muted, almost neutral grey that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Half Sidewinder (#6F676C). Slightly further away sit Scarpa Flow (#6B6A6C) and Dolphin (#6A6873).

In RGB terms — rgb(109, 104, 110) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #6D686E: 5.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.9:1 for black. No one has named #6D686E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#6D686E color variations

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

#6D686E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#6D686E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#575358

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#413E42

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#2B292C

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Black

#000000

#6D686E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#706C71

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#747175

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#787578

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Grey

#808080

#6D686E 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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#6E676A

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#6A676E

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#68676E

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#676A6E

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#6D686E 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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#696E68
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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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#686E6A
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#6C6E68
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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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#6E6D68
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#686E6D
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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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#6E6869
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#696E68
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#686E6D
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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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#6E6A68
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#696E68
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#686C6E
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Nearest named colors to #6D686E

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

Half Sidewinder color link
Half Sidewinder

#6F676C

Scarpa Flow color link
Scarpa Flow

#6B6A6C

Dolphin color link
Dolphin

#6A6873

Cloudy Gray color link
Cloudy Gray

#6D6968

Cliff Face Grey color link
Cliff Face Grey

#6C6E6D

Dim Gray color link
Dim Gray

#696969

Identity color link
Identity

#6E6767

Tarmac color link
Tarmac

#6F6F6E

Mid Grey color link
Mid Grey

#666A6D

Traffic color link
Traffic

#6C6D68

Smokey Gray color link
Smokey Gray

#726E6D

Rum color link
Rum

#716675

#6D686E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6D686E
  • RGB109, 104, 110
  • CMYK0, 2, 0, 57
  • CSSrgb(109, 104, 110)
  • HSL290°, 3%, 42%
  • HSL Precise290°, 2.804%, 41.961%
  • HSV290°, 5%, 43%
  • HSB290°, 5%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • GLSLvec3(0.427, 0.408, 0.431)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.427, 0.408, 0.431, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.427, 0.408, 0.431)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.1%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6D686E
  • DECIMAL ID7170158
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers319 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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