Information about #979A89 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #979A89 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(151, 154, 137) — 59.2% red, 60.4% green, 53.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 1 / 0 / 7 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #979A89 reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone 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 almost identical to Lemon Grass (#999A86). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Proton (#96988C) and Half Friar Grey (#98958D).

The recipe behind #979A89 is rgb(151, 154, 137), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #979A89: 7.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. #979A89 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#979A89 color variations

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

#979A89 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#979A89 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#979A89 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#979A89 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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#979A89 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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#95899A
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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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#9A8997
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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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#9A898E
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Nearest named colors to #979A89

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

Lemon Grass color link
Lemon Grass

#999A86

Proton color link
Proton

#96988C

Half Friar Grey color link
Half Friar Grey

#98958D

Toe Beans color link
Toe Beans

#95948C

Silver Fern color link
Silver Fern

#99938C

Quarter Sandstone color link
Quarter Sandstone

#9D968D

Half Taupe Grey color link
Half Taupe Grey

#9D998F

Archive Grey color link
Archive Grey

#9A9991

Triple Ash color link
Triple Ash

#9F9B86

Half Pravda color link
Half Pravda

#A0998A

Half Stonewashed color link
Half Stonewashed

#9E9489

Half Tapa color link
Half Tapa

#929288

#979A89 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#979A89
  • RGB151, 154, 137
  • CMYK1, 0, 7, 40
  • CSSrgb(151, 154, 137)
  • HSL71°, 8%, 57%
  • HSL Precise70.588°, 7.763%, 57.059%
  • HSV71°, 11%, 60%
  • HSB71°, 11%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.604, 0.537)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.604, 0.537, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.604, 0.537)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID979A89
  • DECIMAL ID9935497
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers3 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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