Information about #959F8F color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#959F8F falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(149, 159, 143) — 58.4% red, 62.4% green, 56.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 0 / 6 / 38. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#959F8F is a quiet, subdued grey that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. 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 Pewter (#91A092). Nearby in the Register you will also find Proton (#96988C) and Archive Grey (#9A9991).

In RGB terms — rgb(149, 159, 143) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.8:1. No one has named #959F8F so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#959F8F color variations

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

#959F8F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#959F8F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#959F8F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#959F8F 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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#959F8F 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 #959F8F

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

Pewter color link
Pewter

#91A092

Proton color link
Proton

#96988C

Archive Grey color link
Archive Grey

#9A9991

Delta color link
Delta

#999B95

Vintage Gray color link
Vintage Gray

#989692

Half Taupe Grey color link
Half Taupe Grey

#9D998F

Jwily color link
Jwily

#9DA58C

Mantle color link
Mantle

#8B9C90

Half Friar Grey color link
Half Friar Grey

#98958D

Half Stack color link
Half Stack

#989C99

Lemon Grass color link
Lemon Grass

#999A86

White Metal color link
White Metal

#949594

#959F8F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#959F8F
  • RGB149, 159, 143
  • CMYK4, 0, 6, 38
  • CSSrgb(149, 159, 143)
  • HSL98°, 8%, 59%
  • HSL Precise97.5°, 7.692%, 59.216%
  • HSV98°, 10%, 62%
  • HSB98°, 10%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • GLSLvec3(0.584, 0.624, 0.561)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.584, 0.624, 0.561, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.584, 0.624, 0.561)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.1%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID959F8F
  • DECIMAL ID9805711
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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