Information about #979595 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#979595 falls into the Red Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(151, 149, 149) — 59.2% red, 58.4% green, 58.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 1 / 1 / 41. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#979595 presents itself as a softly muted neutral grey — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well 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 Vintage Gray (#989692) and Spanish Gray (#989898).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(151, 149, 149)), which gives #979595 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 7.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 3.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #979595 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#979595 color variations

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

#979595 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#979595 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#979595 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#979595 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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#979595 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 #979595

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

Vintage Gray color link
Vintage Gray

#989692

Spanish Gray color link
Spanish Gray

#989898

Amber Grey color link
Amber Grey

#929698

Delta color link
Delta

#999B95

Archive Grey color link
Archive Grey

#9A9991

Half Friar Grey color link
Half Friar Grey

#98958D

Quarter Sidewinder color link
Quarter Sidewinder

#9C979B

Tonto color link
Tonto

#9F9596

Half Stack color link
Half Stack

#989C99

Ash Pink color link
Ash Pink

#998E91

Toe Beans color link
Toe Beans

#95948C

#979595 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#979595
  • RGB151, 149, 149
  • CMYK0, 1, 1, 41
  • CSSrgb(151, 149, 149)
  • HSL0°, 1%, 59%
  • HSL Precise0°, 0.952%, 58.824%
  • HSV0°, 1%, 59%
  • HSB0°, 1%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.584, 0.584)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.584, 0.584, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.584, 0.584)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB58.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID979595
  • DECIMAL ID9934229
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers309 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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