Information about #979C8E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #979C8E belongs to the Chartreuse Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(151, 156, 142) (59.2% red, 61.2% green, 55.7% blue), or CMYK 2 / 0 / 5 / 39 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#979C8E presents itself as a softly muted balanced grey tone — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Proton (#96988C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Archive Grey (#9A9991) and Half Taupe Grey (#9D998F).

In RGB terms — rgb(151, 156, 142) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #979C8E background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.8:1. No one has named #979C8E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#979C8E color variations

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

#979C8E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#979C8E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#979C8E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#979C8E 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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#979C8E 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 #979C8E

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

Proton color link
Proton

#96988C

Archive Grey color link
Archive Grey

#9A9991

Half Taupe Grey color link
Half Taupe Grey

#9D998F

Half Friar Grey color link
Half Friar Grey

#98958D

Vintage Gray color link
Vintage Gray

#989692

Delta color link
Delta

#999B95

Pewter color link
Pewter

#91A092

Lemon Grass color link
Lemon Grass

#999A86

Toe Beans color link
Toe Beans

#95948C

Quarter Sandstone color link
Quarter Sandstone

#9D968D

Silver Fern color link
Silver Fern

#99938C

White Metal color link
White Metal

#949594

#979C8E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#979C8E
  • RGB151, 156, 142
  • CMYK2, 0, 5, 39
  • CSSrgb(151, 156, 142)
  • HSL81°, 7%, 58%
  • HSL Precise81.429°, 6.604%, 58.431%
  • HSV81°, 9%, 61%
  • HSB81°, 9%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.612, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.612, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.612, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Chartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID979C8E
  • DECIMAL ID9936014
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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