Information about #978A6C color

#978A6C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#978A6C falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(151, 138, 108) — 59.2% red, 54.1% green, 42.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 17 / 41. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#978A6C is a calm, restrained orange that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Double Grey Olive (#948A6C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Double Hillary (#978E69) and Abanakee (#928A6D).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(151, 138, 108)), which gives #978A6C its character. On this background, black text reaches a 6.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.4:1. No one has named #978A6C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#978A6C color variations

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

#978A6C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#978A6C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#978A6C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#978A6C 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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#978A6C 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 #978A6C

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

Double Grey Olive color link
Double Grey Olive

#948A6C

Double Hillary color link
Double Hillary

#978E69

Abanakee color link
Abanakee

#928A6D

Treasure Chest color link
Treasure Chest

#9B8E6E

Arrowtown color link
Arrowtown

#948771

Triple Pavlova color link
Triple Pavlova

#9F896B

Outback color link
Outback

#95826C

Pale Oyster color link
Pale Oyster

#9C8D72

Half Nullarbor color link
Half Nullarbor

#9D8972

Gurkha color link
Gurkha

#989171

Triple Joss color link
Triple Joss

#9C8773

Techno color link
Techno

#8E886E

#978A6C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#978A6C
  • RGB151, 138, 108
  • CMYK0, 5, 17, 41
  • CSSrgb(151, 138, 108)
  • HSL42°, 17%, 51%
  • HSL Precise41.86°, 17.131%, 50.784%
  • HSV42°, 28%, 59%
  • HSB42°, 28%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.541, 0.424)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.541, 0.424, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.541, 0.424)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID978A6C
  • DECIMAL ID9931372
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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