#979A9E Color Information
#979A9E RGB value is (151, 154, 158). The hex color red value is 151, green is 154, and blue is 158. Its HSL format shows a hue of 214°, saturation of 3 percent, and lightness of 61 percent. The CMYK process values are 4 percent, 3 percent, 0 percent, 38 percent.
#979A9E Color Meaning
Color #979A9E projects softened neutrality, diffuse light, and adaptive harmony. #979A9E light, cool grey is the color of haze, dove feathers, and unpolished silver, suggesting a barrier that diffuses and softens rather than obscures. Psychologically, color #979A9E creates a sense of spacious calm and orderly detachment, reducing visual stress and providing a restful background for more vibrant elements. #979A9E conveys cleanliness, modernity, and a subtle, sophisticated balance. #979A9E color is a tool for creating visual breathing room. Culturally, color #979A9E is ubiquitous in contemporary architecture, tech product design, and minimalist art, symbolizing a curated emptiness, adaptive space, and sleek functionality. Symbolically, #979A9E represents the clouded lens, the buffer zone, and the graceful integration of disparate elements. Color #979A9E is the visual equivalent of a measured pause, used to separate, highlight, and bring peaceful order to complex visual information.
Color Conversion
Convert #979A9E across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.
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Color Variations
#979A9E harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.
Color Harmonies
#979A9E harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.
Analogous
Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)
Complementary
Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)
Split Complementary
Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite
Triadic
Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)
Tetradic
Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel
Square
Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)
Double Split
Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites
Monochromatic
Variations of a single hue
Contrast Checker
(WCAG 2.1) Test #979A9E for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.
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UI Components
Color Blindness Simulator
See how #979A9E appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.
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Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.
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#979A9E Color FAQs
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