Information about #978289 color

#978289 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #978289 belongs to the Rose Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(151, 130, 137) (59.2% red, 51% green, 53.7% blue), or CMYK 0 / 8 / 5 / 41 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#978289 presents itself as a softly muted balanced grey tone — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Quarter Buffalo (#998682). Slightly further away sit Mountbatten Pink (#997A8D) and Warm Grey (#978A84).

The recipe behind #978289 is rgb(151, 130, 137), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #978289: 5.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.6:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#978289 color variations

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

#978289 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 #978289

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

Warm Grey color link
Warm Grey

#978A84

Tom color link
Tom

#92827F

Opium color link
Opium

#987E7E

Nitro color link
Nitro

#978395

Purpley Grey color link
Purpley Grey

#947E94

Taupe Gray color link
Taupe Gray

#8B8589

Suva Grey color link
Suva Grey

#8B8685

Silver Grey color link
Silver Grey

#97867C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#978289
  • RGB151, 130, 137
  • CMYK0, 8, 5, 41
  • CSSrgb(151, 130, 137)
  • HSL340°, 9%, 55%
  • HSL Precise340°, 9.17%, 55.098%
  • HSV340°, 14%, 59%
  • HSB340°, 14%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.510
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.510, 0.537)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.510, 0.537, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.510, 0.537)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB51%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.7%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID978289
  • DECIMAL ID9929353
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01