Warm Basin past Pausing

#979b8c RGB(151,155,140)

About this color

Warm Basin past Pausing presents itself as a medium, achromatic grey shade, sitting at #979b8c in the 24-bit RGB space.

#979b8cRGB(151, 155, 140)

HSL 76° · 7% saturation · 58% lightness

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Psychology

Grey at this lightness feels contemporary and considered — a designer's reliable foundation.

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History

In Japanese aesthetics, the concept of wabi-sabi — finding beauty in imperfection and transience — finds natural expression in grey and near-neutral tones.

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Design use

At medium lightness, this grey is flexible enough to serve as interactive elements, tags, badges, and highlight states. It has enough saturation to register clearly without straining extended-reading contexts.

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Colour pairings

In terms of colour combinations, a classic approach: pair grey with white and one warm accent — navy, terracotta, or forest green — letting the grey hold the background while the accent carries meaning.

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Color formats

Name
Warm Basin past Pausing
HEX
#979b8c
RGB
rgb(151,155,140)
RGB%
rgb(59.2%,60.8%,54.9%)
HSL
hsl(76,7%,58%)
HSV
hsv(76,10%,61%)
CMYK
cmyk(3,0,10,39)
LAB
lab(63,-4,7)
LCH
lch(63,8,120)
sRGB
(0.592,0.608,0.549)
HEX8
#979b8cff
CSS Name
Decimal
151155140

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Color info

Lightness
58%
Saturation
7%
Hue
76°
Chroma
8
Temperature
WarmCool
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