#688381 Color Information
#688381 RGB value is (104, 131, 129). The hex color red value is 104, green is 131, and blue is 129. Its HSL format shows a hue of 176°, saturation of 11 percent, and lightness of 46 percent. The CMYK process values are 21 percent, 0 percent, 2 percent, 49 percent.
#688381 Color Meaning
Color #688381 conveys cool futurism, metallic neutrality, and engineered calm. #688381 gunmetal grey-green—named with playful sci-fi flair—blurs the line between liquid metal and oxidized steel. Psychologically, color #688381 suppresses emotional noise while maintaining tactile presence, ideal for industrial dashboards, smart home interfaces, and minimalist hardware design. Unlike warm greys that invite comfort, #688381 signals intelligence without personality—machines that serve, not charm. Spiritually, #688381 represents function polished to elegance: utility refined until #688381 gleams. Use color #688381 when your product thrives on precision, and your audience trusts logic more than emotion.
Color Conversion
Convert #688381 across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.
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Color Variations
#688381 harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.
Color Harmonies
#688381 harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.
Analogous
Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)
Complementary
Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)
Split Complementary
Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite
Triadic
Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)
Tetradic
Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel
Square
Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)
Double Split
Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites
Monochromatic
Variations of a single hue
Contrast Checker
(WCAG 2.1) Test #688381 for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.
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UI Components
Color Blindness Simulator
See how #688381 appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.
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protanopia
Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.
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#688381 Color FAQs
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