#686A6C Hex Color

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Color Name

Dim Gray*

Hex Color Code

#686A6C

RGB Color Code

RGB(104, 106, 108)

CMYK Values*

3.7%, 1.9%, 0.0%, 57.6%

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#686A6C hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is 686A6C?

The RGB color code for color number #686A6C is RGB(104, 106, 108). In the RGB color model, #686A6C has a red value of 104, a green value of 106, and a blue value of 108. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 3.7% cyan, 1.9% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 57.6% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 210° (degrees), 1.9 % saturation, and 41.6 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #686A6C has a hue of 210° (degrees), 3.7 % saturation and 42.4 % brightness/value.

Color 686A6C is cool or warm?

Color 686A6C is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #686A6C? (For interior and product design)

686A6C has an LRV of nearly 14.3. By LRV value, it is a dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#686A6C

LRV 14.3

Light Color

Compare LRV 14.3 of #686A6C with dark and light color

Is #686A6C Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 686A6C meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #686A6C color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #686A6C

Hex triplet: #686A6C
Red: 68
Green: 6A
Blue: 6C

RGBA / RGB rgb(104, 106, 108)

Red: 104 (40.8%)
Green: 106 (41.6%)
Blue: 108 (42.4%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 3.70%
Magenta: 1.85%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 57.65%

HSL hsl(210deg, 1.9 %, 41.6 %)

Hue: 210°
Saturation: 1.89 %
Lightness: 41.57 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 210°
Saturation: 3.70 %
Brightness / Value: 42.35 %

RYB ryb(94, 113, 123)

Red: 94 (36.8%)
Yellow: 113 (44.5%)
Blue: 123 (48.4%)

HWB

Hue: 210°
Whiteness: 40.78 %
Blackness: 57.65 %

CMY

Cyan: 59.22%
Magenta: 58.43%
Yellow: 57.65%

XYZ

X: 13.57
Y: 14.33
Z: 16.24

YXY

Y1: 14.33
X: 0.31
Y2: 0.32

CIE-Lab

L: 44.71
A: -0.35
B: -1.39

CIE-Lch

L: 44.71
C: 1.44
H: 256.01

CIE-Luv

L: 44.71
U: -1.22
V: -1.81

Hunter-Lab

L: 37.86
A: -2.28
B: 1.07

Other

LRV: ~ 14.3 %
Munsell Color System: 6.7B 4.3/0.3

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #686A6C

These are the named colors closest to hex 686A6C, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#696969 Color Dim Gray

98.54% match | ΔE 1.46

#676767 Color Granite Gray

98.23% match | ΔE 1.77

#727472 Color Nickel

95.47% match | ΔE 4.53

#555555 Color Davy's gray

92.29% match | ΔE 7.71

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 686A6C.

#686A6C Color PANTONE 18-4705 TCX - Stone Mountain

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#6B6C6B Color PANTONE 18-4602 TCX - Gray Matter

98.04% match | ΔE 1.96

#686767 Color PANTONE 18-0503 TCX - Gargoyle

97.92% match | ΔE 2.08

#656466 Color PANTONE 18-0000 TCX - Smoked Pearl

97.31% match | ΔE 2.69

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 686A6C.

#646667 Color PANTONE 4195 C

98.34% match | ΔE 1.66

#63666A Color PANTONE Cool Gray 10 C

98.07% match | ΔE 1.93

#6F6E6D Color PANTONE 8402 C

97.24% match | ΔE 2.76

#6B7175 Color PANTONE 10390 C

96.81% match | ΔE 3.19

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 686A6C.

#6A696C Color BS 22-B-25 - Nightshade

97.99% match | ΔE 2.01

#555F68 Color BS 00-A-09 - Flint Grey

93.59% match | ΔE 6.41

#545B5E Color BS 18-B-25 - Dark Admiral Grey

93.58% match | ΔE 6.42

#7C7E81 Color BS 00-A-07 - Grey

92.01% match | ΔE 7.99

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 686A6C.

#6B6A69 Color RAL 000 45 00 - Architecture Grey

97.82% match | ΔE 2.18

#767675 Color RAL 000 50 00 - Steel Grey

94.84% match | ΔE 5.16

#6F757D Color RAL 260 50 05 - Spitsbergen Blue

94.69% match | ΔE 5.31

#5D5C5B Color RAL 000 40 00 - Dark Grey

94.50% match | ΔE 5.50

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to 686A6C.

#6C6E6B Color RAL 7005 - Mouse Gray

96.62% match | ΔE 3.38

#5B686D Color RAL 7031 - Blue Gray

94.75% match | ΔE 5.25

#575D5E Color RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray

94.30% match | ΔE 5.70

#6B665E Color RAL 7039 - Quartz Gray

93.70% match | ΔE 6.30

Paint color for Hex #686A6C

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 686A6C from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 686A6C once it is on a wall.

Benjamin Moore

Hex color 686A6C similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #686A6C to Benjamin Moore

#646769 Color Charcoal Slate (HC-178)

98.66% match | ΔE 1.34

#696D70 Color Trout Gray (2124-20)

98.53% match | ΔE 1.47

#6C6B6D Color Arctic Seal (CSP-15)

98.14% match | ΔE 1.86

#626568 Color Stormy Sky (1616)

97.94% match | ΔE 2.06

Behr

Hex color 686A6C similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #686A6C to Behr

#676A6A Color Imperial Gray (PPU26-02)

98.49% match | ΔE 1.51

#6A6D6D Color Dark Ash (770F-5)

98.19% match | ΔE 1.81

#6E7173 Color Antique Tin (PPU18-03)

97.31% match | ΔE 2.69

#636365 Color Digital (N530-6)

97.26% match | ΔE 2.74

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 686A6C similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #686A6C to Dunn-Edwards

#646767 Color Pointed Rock (DE 6363)

98.03% match | ΔE 1.97

#6C6B6A Color Boat Anchor (DE 6377)

97.76% match | ΔE 2.24

#62696B Color Equinox (DET 616)

97.25% match | ΔE 2.75

#6A6B67 Color Iron-ic (DET 611)

96.40% match | ΔE 3.60

Valspar

Hex color 686A6C similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #686A6C to Valspar

#656B6F Color Bottlenose Dolphin (V112-3)

97.93% match | ΔE 2.07

#616467 Color High-Speed Steel (4005-2B)

97.58% match | ΔE 2.42

#6B7071 Color Almost Charcoal (4008-2B)

97.21% match | ΔE 2.79

#656764 Color Ocean Storm (4004-2B)

96.64% match | ΔE 3.36

Sherwin Williams

Hex color 686A6C similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #686A6C to Sherwin Williams

#616669 Color Web Gray (SW 7075)

97.69% match | ΔE 2.31

#626970 Color Gibraltar (SW 6257)

96.78% match | ΔE 3.22

#616564 Color Roycroft Pewter (SW 2848)

96.78% match | ΔE 3.22

#656D73 Color Wall Street (SW 7665)

96.74% match | ΔE 3.26

PPG Paints

Hex color 686A6C similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #686A6C to PPG Paints

#6F6F6E Color Slate Mine (PPG0996-6)

97.22% match | ΔE 2.78

#6E7376 Color Improbable (PPG1011-5)

96.38% match | ΔE 3.62

#6E706D Color Up In Smoke (PPG1010-6)

96.23% match | ΔE 3.77

#6F6A68 Color Gibraltar Gray (PPG1002-6)

95.86% match | ΔE 4.14

Farrow & Ball

Hex color 686A6C similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #686A6C to Farrow & Ball

#606565 Color Down Pipe (26)

96.81% match | ΔE 3.19

#58686A Color Inchyra Blue (289)

93.18% match | ΔE 6.82

#5C6576 Color Wine Dark (308)

92.34% match | ΔE 7.66

#636F68 Color Douter (318)

92.17% match | ΔE 7.83

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#686A6C color palettes and scheme combination

1D1D1E

363738

4F5152

686A6C

818486

9B9D9F

B5B7B8

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

686C6A

686C6C

686A6C

68686C

6A686C

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

686A6C

6C686A

6A6C68

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

686A6C

6C686C

6C6A68

686C68

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

686A6C

77787A

868789

959698

A4A5A6

B3B4B5

C2C3C4

D1D2D2

E0E1E1

EFF0F0

FFFFFF

Dim Gray* - #686A6C Tints

686A6C

5D5F61

535456

484A4B

3E3F40

343536

292A2B

1F1F20

141515

0A0A0A

000000

Dim Gray* - #686A6C Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#686A6C

Dim Gray*

#6C6A68

Dim Gray*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #686A6C?

Color that best contrast with #686A6C is #6C6A68, color name is Dim Gray*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.