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Information about #76959D color

#76959D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #76959D belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(118, 149, 157) — 46.3% red, 58.4% green, 61.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 15 / 3 / 0 / 38. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #76959D reads as a softly toned water-like cyan and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Ash Blue (#7A9598). Slightly further away sit Scotty Silver (#758A9C) and Bermuda Grey (#6F8C9F).

The recipe behind #76959D is rgb(118, 149, 157), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #76959D: 6.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#76959D color variations

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

#76959D 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 #76959D

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

Ash Blue color link
Ash Blue

#7A9598

Bermuda Grey color link
Bermuda Grey

#6F8C9F

Bluish Grey color link
Bluish Grey

#748B97

Shadow Blue color link
Shadow Blue

#778BA5

Awash color link
Awash

#739CA9

Blue Moon color link
Blue Moon

#7296AB

Metamorphis color link
Metamorphis

#809D96

Crescent color link
Crescent

#839596

Weldon Blue color link
Weldon Blue

#7C98AB

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#76959D
  • RGB118, 149, 157
  • CMYK15, 3, 0, 38
  • CSSrgb(118, 149, 157)
  • HSL192°, 17%, 54%
  • HSL Precise192.308°, 16.596%, 53.922%
  • HSV192°, 25%, 62%
  • HSB192°, 25%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.463
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • GLSLvec3(0.463, 0.584, 0.616)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.463, 0.584, 0.616, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.463, 0.584, 0.616)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB46.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.6%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID76959D
  • DECIMAL ID7771549
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01