Information about #989596 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #989596 belongs to the Rose Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(152, 149, 150) — 59.6% red, 58.4% green, 58.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 1 / 1 / 40. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #989596 reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Spanish Gray (#989898). Slightly further away sit Vintage Gray (#989692) and White Metal (#949594).

In RGB terms — rgb(152, 149, 150) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #989596: 7.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 3.0:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#989596 color variations

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

#989596 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#989596 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#989596 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#989596 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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#989596 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 #989596

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

Spanish Gray color link
Spanish Gray

#989898

Vintage Gray color link
Vintage Gray

#989692

White Metal color link
White Metal

#949594

Delta color link
Delta

#999B95

Amber Grey color link
Amber Grey

#929698

Archive Grey color link
Archive Grey

#9A9991

Quarter Sidewinder color link
Quarter Sidewinder

#9C979B

Tonto color link
Tonto

#9F9596

Half Stack color link
Half Stack

#989C99

Ash Pink color link
Ash Pink

#998E91

Half Friar Grey color link
Half Friar Grey

#98958D

Half Taupe Grey color link
Half Taupe Grey

#9D998F

#989596 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#989596
  • RGB152, 149, 150
  • CMYK0, 1, 1, 40
  • CSSrgb(152, 149, 150)
  • HSL340°, 1%, 59%
  • HSL Precise340°, 1.435%, 59.02%
  • HSV340°, 2%, 60%
  • HSB340°, 2%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • GLSLvec3(0.596, 0.584, 0.588)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.596, 0.584, 0.588, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.596, 0.584, 0.588)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB58.8%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID989596
  • DECIMAL ID9999766
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited0 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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