Information about #979690 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #979690 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(151, 150, 144) (59.2% red, 58.8% green, 56.5% blue), or CMYK 0 / 0 / 3 / 41 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued grey, #979690 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Vintage Gray (#989692). Nearby in the Register you will also find Half Friar Grey (#98958D) and Archive Grey (#9A9991).

In RGB terms — rgb(151, 150, 144) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #979690 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 3.0:1. #979690 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#979690 color variations

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

#979690 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#979690 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#979690 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Battleship Grey

#848482
Grey

#808080

#979690 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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#979690 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 #979690

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

Vintage Gray color link
Vintage Gray

#989692

Half Friar Grey color link
Half Friar Grey

#98958D

Archive Grey color link
Archive Grey

#9A9991

Proton color link
Proton

#96988C

Toe Beans color link
Toe Beans

#95948C

White Metal color link
White Metal

#949594

Silver Fern color link
Silver Fern

#99938C

Quarter Sandstone color link
Quarter Sandstone

#9D968D

Half Taupe Grey color link
Half Taupe Grey

#9D998F

Delta color link
Delta

#999B95

Spanish Gray color link
Spanish Gray

#989898

Ash Pink color link
Ash Pink

#998E91

#979690 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#979690
  • RGB151, 150, 144
  • CMYK0, 0, 3, 41
  • CSSrgb(151, 150, 144)
  • HSL51°, 3%, 58%
  • HSL Precise51.429°, 3.256%, 57.843%
  • HSV51°, 5%, 59%
  • HSB51°, 5%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.588, 0.565)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.588, 0.565, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.588, 0.565)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID979690
  • DECIMAL ID9934480
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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