Information about #979196 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#979196 falls into the Magenta Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(151, 145, 150) — 59.2% red, 56.9% green, 58.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 0 / 41. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #979196 reads as a muted, almost neutral neutral grey 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 a hair away from White Metal (#949594). Slightly further away sit Ash Pink (#998E91) and Vintage Gray (#989692).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(151, 145, 150)), which gives #979196 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 6.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.1:1. #979196 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#979196 color variations

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

#979196 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#979196 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#797278

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#5B565A

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Black

#000000

#979196 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#928D91

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#8D898D

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Grey

#808080

#979196 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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#979196 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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#919795
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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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#969791
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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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#979591
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Nearest named colors to #979196

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

White Metal color link
White Metal

#949594

Ash Pink color link
Ash Pink

#998E91

Vintage Gray color link
Vintage Gray

#989692

Amber Grey color link
Amber Grey

#929698

Spanish Gray color link
Spanish Gray

#989898

Tonto color link
Tonto

#9F9596

Quarter Sidewinder color link
Quarter Sidewinder

#9C979B

Half Friar Grey color link
Half Friar Grey

#98958D

Archive Grey color link
Archive Grey

#9A9991

Voltage color link
Voltage

#8D9094

Delta color link
Delta

#999B95

Silver Fern color link
Silver Fern

#99938C

#979196 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#979196
  • RGB151, 145, 150
  • CMYK0, 2, 0, 41
  • CSSrgb(151, 145, 150)
  • HSL310°, 3%, 58%
  • HSL Precise310°, 2.804%, 58.039%
  • HSV310°, 4%, 59%
  • HSB310°, 4%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.569
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.569, 0.588)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.569, 0.588, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.569, 0.588)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB58.8%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID979196
  • DECIMAL ID9933206
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers31 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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