Information about #959A8C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#959A8C falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(149, 154, 140) — 58.4% red, 60.4% green, 54.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 5 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#959A8C is a muted, almost neutral grey that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Proton (#96988C). Slightly further away sit Half Friar Grey (#98958D) and Toe Beans (#95948C).

In RGB terms — rgb(149, 154, 140) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.9:1. #959A8C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#959A8C color variations

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

#959A8C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#959A8C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#959A8C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Eighth Gravel

#888A84
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Grey

#808080

#959A8C 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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#959A8C 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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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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #959A8C

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

Proton color link
Proton

#96988C

Half Friar Grey color link
Half Friar Grey

#98958D

Toe Beans color link
Toe Beans

#95948C

Archive Grey color link
Archive Grey

#9A9991

Lemon Grass color link
Lemon Grass

#999A86

Vintage Gray color link
Vintage Gray

#989692

Silver Fern color link
Silver Fern

#99938C

Half Taupe Grey color link
Half Taupe Grey

#9D998F

Quarter Sandstone color link
Quarter Sandstone

#9D968D

Pewter color link
Pewter

#91A092

Half Tapa color link
Half Tapa

#929288

White Metal color link
White Metal

#949594

#959A8C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#959A8C
  • RGB149, 154, 140
  • CMYK2, 0, 5, 40
  • CSSrgb(149, 154, 140)
  • HSL81°, 6%, 58%
  • HSL Precise81.429°, 6.481%, 57.647%
  • HSV81°, 9%, 60%
  • HSB81°, 9%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • GLSLvec3(0.584, 0.604, 0.549)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.584, 0.604, 0.549, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.584, 0.604, 0.549)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Chartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID959A8C
  • DECIMAL ID9804428
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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