Information about #989595 color

#989595 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #989595 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Desaturated and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(152, 149, 149) — 59.6% red, 58.4% green, 58.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 1 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly muted neutral grey, #989595 carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 Vintage Gray (#989692). Slightly further away sit White Metal (#949594) and Spanish Gray (#989898).

The recipe behind #989595 is rgb(152, 149, 149), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 3.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #989595 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#989595 color variations

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

#989595 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 #989595

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

Vintage Gray color link
Vintage Gray

#989692

White Metal color link
White Metal

#949594

Spanish Gray color link
Spanish Gray

#989898

Archive Grey color link
Archive Grey

#9A9991

Delta color link
Delta

#999B95

Amber Grey color link
Amber Grey

#929698

Tonto color link
Tonto

#9F9596

Half Stack color link
Half Stack

#989C99

Ash Pink color link
Ash Pink

#998E91

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#989595
  • RGB152, 149, 149
  • CMYK0, 1, 1, 40
  • CSSrgb(152, 149, 149)
  • HSL0°, 1%, 59%
  • HSL Precise0°, 1.435%, 59.02%
  • HSV0°, 2%, 60%
  • HSB0°, 2%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • GLSLvec3(0.596, 0.584, 0.584)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.596, 0.584, 0.584, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.596, 0.584, 0.584)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB58.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID989595
  • DECIMAL ID9999765
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01