Information about #979385 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#979385 falls into the Yellow Color FamilyDesaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(151, 147, 133) — 59.2% red, 57.6% green, 52.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 7 / 41. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #979385 reads as a quiet, subdued grey and feels open and friendly. 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 Vintage Khaki (#9A9186). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Half Stonehenge (#969088) and Quarter Evolution (#989280).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(151, 147, 133)), which gives #979385 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #979385: 6.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #979385 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#979385 color variations

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

#979385 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #979385

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#979385
  • RGB151, 147, 133
  • CMYK0, 2, 7, 41
  • CSSrgb(151, 147, 133)
  • HSL47°, 8%, 56%
  • HSL Precise46.667°, 7.965%, 55.686%
  • HSV47°, 12%, 59%
  • HSB47°, 12%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.576
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.576, 0.522)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.576, 0.522, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.576, 0.522)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB57.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID979385
  • DECIMAL ID9933701
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01