Information about #9E979A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#9E979A falls into the Rose Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(158, 151, 154) — 62% red, 59.2% green, 60.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 3 / 2 / 38. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #9E979A reads as a muted, almost neutral grey and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Quarter Sidewinder (#9C979B). Slightly further away sit Tonto (#9F9596) and Triple Rakaia (#A19A98).

In RGB terms — rgb(158, 151, 154) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.9:1. #9E979A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#9E979A color variations

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

#9E979A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#9E979A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#9E979A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#989395

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#928E90

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Grey

#808080

#9E979A 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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#9E979A 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 #9E979A

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

Quarter Sidewinder color link
Quarter Sidewinder

#9C979B

Tonto color link
Tonto

#9F9596

Triple Rakaia color link
Triple Rakaia

#A19A98

Shady Lady color link
Shady Lady

#9F9B9D

Vita Strada color link
Vita Strada

#A1949D

Spanish Gray color link
Spanish Gray

#989898

KOOL GREY color link
KOOL GREY

#9A9C9E

Triple Surrender color link
Triple Surrender

#999C9D

Half Stack color link
Half Stack

#989C99

Imagine color link
Imagine

#A39894

Kensington Grey color link
Kensington Grey

#9D9F9A

Delta color link
Delta

#999B95

#9E979A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9E979A
  • RGB158, 151, 154
  • CMYK0, 3, 2, 38
  • CSSrgb(158, 151, 154)
  • HSL334°, 3%, 61%
  • HSL Precise334.286°, 3.483%, 60.588%
  • HSV334°, 4%, 62%
  • HSB334°, 4%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • GLSLvec3(0.620, 0.592, 0.604)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.620, 0.592, 0.604, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.620, 0.592, 0.604)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.4%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9E979A
  • DECIMAL ID10393498
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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