Information about #978C8E color

#978C8E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#978C8E falls into the Red Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(151, 140, 142) — 59.2% red, 54.9% green, 55.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 4 / 41. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #978C8E reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Ash Pink (#998E91). Slightly further away sit Half Stonehenge (#969088) and Silver Fern (#99938C).

The recipe behind #978C8E is rgb(151, 140, 142), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #978C8E: 6.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#978C8E color variations

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

#978C8E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#978C8E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#978C8E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#978C8E 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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#978C8E 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 #978C8E

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

Ash Pink color link
Ash Pink

#998E91

Half Stonehenge color link
Half Stonehenge

#969088

Silver Fern color link
Silver Fern

#99938C

Toe Beans color link
Toe Beans

#95948C

Half Friar Grey color link
Half Friar Grey

#98958D

Fashion Gray color link
Fashion Gray

#8E8D8C

Half Tapa color link
Half Tapa

#929288

Vintage Khaki color link
Vintage Khaki

#9A9186

Warm Grey color link
Warm Grey

#978A84

High Tea color link
High Tea

#A18C90

Gannet Grey color link
Gannet Grey

#8E918F

Vintage Gray color link
Vintage Gray

#989692

#978C8E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#978C8E
  • RGB151, 140, 142
  • CMYK0, 4, 4, 41
  • CSSrgb(151, 140, 142)
  • HSL349°, 5%, 57%
  • HSL Precise349.091°, 5.023%, 57.059%
  • HSV349°, 7%, 59%
  • HSB349°, 7%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.549, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.549, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.549, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID978C8E
  • DECIMAL ID9931918
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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