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#685A67 closest to Smoky

#685A67 is a medium gray; the closest named color is Smoky. In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 35.3% green and 40.4% blue (rgb(104, 90, 103)). Its HSL value is 304° hue, 7% saturation and 38% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 1% yellow and 59% black. #685A67 is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.47:1.

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Variations of #685A67

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#685A67 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#685A67 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #685A67 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5C5F66
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #595D68
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5E5C67
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5C5F66
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #605D67
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #695B5E
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #695A63
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #5E5E5E
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #615D60

#685A67 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.47:1 Good#685A67 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.25:1 Poor#685A67 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#685A67 in CSS

/* Smoky */
.color { color: #685A67; }
.background { background-color: #685A67; }
.border { border: 1px solid #685A67; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(104 90 103);
color: hsl(304 7% 38%);
color: oklch(0.486 0.027 328.2);

#685A67 FAQ

What color is #685A67?

#685A67 is a medium gray. Its closest named color is Smoky. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #685A67?

#685A67 is rgb(104, 90, 103) in RGB, hsl(304, 7%, 38%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 13%, 1%, 59%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #685A67?

The complementary color of #685A67 is #5A685B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #685A67?

White text has the best contrast on #685A67: 6.47:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #685A67 a warm or cool color?

#685A67 is a neutral color.