Information about #979F9F color
Basic facts about this digital color
#979F9F presents itself as a muted, almost neutral neutral grey — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Triple Surrender (#999C9D). Slightly further away sit KOOL GREY (#9A9C9E) and Half Regent Grey (#939DA1).
The recipe behind #979F9F is rgb(151, 159, 159), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #979F9F: 7.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. No one has named #979F9F so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#979F9F color variations
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#979F9F color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#979F9F color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#979F9F color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#979F9F color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#979F9F 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #979F9F color
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Nearest named colors to #979F9F
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#999C9D
#9A9C9E
#939DA1
#929FA2
#919FA0
#9BA49E
#989C99
#97A49A
#9EA0A1
#9D9F9A
#9FA19E
#9F9B9D
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#979F9F
- RGB151, 159, 159
- CMYK3, 0, 0, 38
- CSSrgb(151, 159, 159)
- HSL180°, 4%, 61%
- HSL Precise180°, 4%, 60.784%
- HSV180°, 5%, 62%
- HSB180°, 5%, 62%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.624
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.624
- GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.624, 0.624)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.624, 0.624, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.624, 0.624)
- Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB62.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB62.4%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID979F9F
- DECIMAL ID9936799
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
