Information about #979F9A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#979F9A falls into the Spring Green Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(151, 159, 154) — 59.2% red, 62.4% green, 60.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 0 / 2 / 38. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#979F9A is a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Half Stack (#989C99). Nearby in the Register you will also find Triple Surrender (#999C9D) and Edward (#97A49A).

The recipe behind #979F9A is rgb(151, 159, 154), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.7:1. No one has named #979F9A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#979F9A color variations

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

#979F9A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#979F9A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#3B403D

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Black

#000000

#979F9A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#929995

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#8D928F

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#888C8A

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#848684

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Grey

#808080

#979F9A 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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#979F9A 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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#A09899
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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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#99A098
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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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#A09B98
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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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#989CA0
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#A0989C
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#A09B98
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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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#9899A0
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#A0989C
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#A09F98
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Nearest named colors to #979F9A

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

Half Stack color link
Half Stack

#989C99

Triple Surrender color link
Triple Surrender

#999C9D

Edward color link
Edward

#97A49A

KOOL GREY color link
KOOL GREY

#9A9C9E

Kensington Grey color link
Kensington Grey

#9D9F9A

Delta color link
Delta

#999B95

Spanish Gray color link
Spanish Gray

#989898

Dark Ash color link
Dark Ash

#9BA49E

Half Regent Grey color link
Half Regent Grey

#939DA1

Bounty color link
Bounty

#919FA0

Transmission color link
Transmission

#9FA19E

Mountain Mist color link
Mountain Mist

#A09F9C

#979F9A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#979F9A
  • RGB151, 159, 154
  • CMYK3, 0, 2, 38
  • CSSrgb(151, 159, 154)
  • HSL143°, 4%, 61%
  • HSL Precise142.5°, 4%, 60.784%
  • HSV143°, 5%, 62%
  • HSB143°, 5%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.624, 0.604)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.624, 0.604, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.624, 0.604)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.4%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID979F9A
  • DECIMAL ID9936794
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers29 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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