Information about #9E988B color

#9E988B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9E988B falls into the Orange Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(158, 152, 139) — 62% red, 59.6% green, 54.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 7 / 38. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#9E988B is a softly muted balanced grey tone that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Half Pravda (#A0998A). Slightly further away sit Quarter Sandstone (#9D968D) and Settlement (#A1988B).

The recipe behind #9E988B is rgb(158, 152, 139), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #9E988B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#9E988B color variations

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

#9E988B 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 #9E988B

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

Half Pravda color link
Half Pravda

#A0998A

Settlement color link
Settlement

#A1988B

Zorba color link
Zorba

#A29589

Rockbottom color link
Rockbottom

#A29A8E

Triple Ash color link
Triple Ash

#9F9B86

Nomad color link
Nomad

#A19986

Napa color link
Napa

#A39A87

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9E988B
  • RGB158, 152, 139
  • CMYK0, 2, 7, 38
  • CSSrgb(158, 152, 139)
  • HSL41°, 9%, 58%
  • HSL Precise41.053°, 8.92%, 58.235%
  • HSV41°, 12%, 62%
  • HSB41°, 12%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • GLSLvec3(0.620, 0.596, 0.545)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.620, 0.596, 0.545, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.620, 0.596, 0.545)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID9E988B
  • DECIMAL ID10393739
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01