Information about #978B6C color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #978B6C reads as a gently muted warm orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this 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). Slightly further away sit Double Hillary (#978E69) and Abanakee (#928A6D).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(151, 139, 108)), which gives #978B6C its character. On this background, black text reaches a 6.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.4:1. #978B6C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#978B6C color variations
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#978B6C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#978B6C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#978B6C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#978B6C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#978B6C 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #978B6C color
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Nearest named colors to #978B6C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#948A6C
#978E69
#928A6D
#9B8E6E
#948771
#989171
#9C8D72
#9F896B
#9D8972
#95826C
#9C8773
#8E886E
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#978B6C
- RGB151, 139, 108
- CMYK0, 5, 17, 41
- CSSrgb(151, 139, 108)
- HSL43°, 17%, 51%
- HSL Precise43.256°, 17.131%, 50.784%
- HSV43°, 28%, 59%
- HSB43°, 28%, 59%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.545
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.424
- GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.545, 0.424)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.545, 0.424, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.545, 0.424)
- Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB42.4%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID978B6C
- DECIMAL ID9931628
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
