Information about #96968E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #96968E is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Desaturated and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(150, 150, 142) — 58.8% red, 58.8% green, 55.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 3 / 41. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#96968E presents itself as a muted, almost neutral grey — one 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 Half Friar Grey (#98958D). Slightly further away sit Proton (#96988C) and Toe Beans (#95948C).

In RGB terms — rgb(150, 150, 142) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 3.0:1. #96968E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#96968E color variations

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

#96968E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#AAAAA3

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#BFBFBA

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#D4D4D1

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#E9E9E8

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White

#FFFFFF

#96968E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#78786F

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#5A5A53

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#3C3C37

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#1E1E1B

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Black

#000000

#96968E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#91918A

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#8D8D87

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#888884

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Battleship Grey

#848482
Grey

#808080

#96968E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#8C958E

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#8E958C

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#92958C

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#96968E

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#95928C

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#958E8C

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#958C8E

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#96968E 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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#8D8D96
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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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#918D96
#918D96

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#8D9196
#8D9196

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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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#96918D
#96918D

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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
#96968E
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#8D9696
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#968D96
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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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#8D968D
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#8D8D96
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#968D96
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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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#8D9691
#8D9691

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#8D8D96
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#968D91
#968D91

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Nearest named colors to #96968E

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

Half Friar Grey color link
Half Friar Grey

#98958D

Proton color link
Proton

#96988C

Toe Beans color link
Toe Beans

#95948C

Vintage Gray color link
Vintage Gray

#989692

Silver Fern color link
Silver Fern

#99938C

Archive Grey color link
Archive Grey

#9A9991

White Metal color link
White Metal

#949594

Quarter Sandstone color link
Quarter Sandstone

#9D968D

Half Taupe Grey color link
Half Taupe Grey

#9D998F

Half Tapa color link
Half Tapa

#929288

Half Stonehenge color link
Half Stonehenge

#969088

Ash Pink color link
Ash Pink

#998E91

#96968E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#96968E
  • RGB150, 150, 142
  • CMYK0, 0, 3, 41
  • CSSrgb(150, 150, 142)
  • HSL60°, 4%, 57%
  • HSL Precise60°, 3.67%, 57.255%
  • HSV60°, 5%, 59%
  • HSB60°, 5%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.588, 0.588, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.588, 0.588, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.588, 0.588, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB58.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID96968E
  • DECIMAL ID9868942
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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