Information about #9B9198 color

#9B9198 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #9B9198 is classified in the Register under the Rose Color Family, with Desaturated and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(155, 145, 152) — 60.8% red, 56.9% green, 59.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 1 / 39. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued grey, #9B9198 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Tonto (#9F9596). Nearby in the Register you will also find Quarter Sidewinder (#9C979B) and Spanish Gray (#989898).

In RGB terms — rgb(155, 145, 152) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.0:1. No one has named #9B9198 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#9B9198 color variations

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#9B9198 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #9B9198

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

Tonto color link
Tonto

#9F9596

Spanish Gray color link
Spanish Gray

#989898

Ash Pink color link
Ash Pink

#998E91

Vintage Gray color link
Vintage Gray

#989692

Vita Strada color link
Vita Strada

#A1949D

White Metal color link
White Metal

#949594

Amber Grey color link
Amber Grey

#929698

Delta color link
Delta

#999B95

Archive Grey color link
Archive Grey

#9A9991

High Tea color link
High Tea

#A18C90

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9B9198
  • RGB155, 145, 152
  • CMYK0, 4, 1, 39
  • CSSrgb(155, 145, 152)
  • HSL318°, 5%, 59%
  • HSL Precise318°, 4.762%, 58.824%
  • HSV318°, 6%, 61%
  • HSB318°, 6%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.569
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • GLSLvec3(0.608, 0.569, 0.596)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.608, 0.569, 0.596, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.608, 0.569, 0.596)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.6%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID9B9198
  • DECIMAL ID10195352
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01