The Equable Basin throughout Knitting

#989e90 RGB(152,158,144)

About this color

The Equable Basin throughout Knitting is a achromatic, medium grey tone, fixed at #989e90 in the RGB color space.

#989e90RGB(152, 158, 144)

HSL 86° · 7% saturation · 59% lightness

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Psychology

As a neutral, grey carries associations of sophistication, restraint, and versatility.

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History

Grey has long been the colour of stone, ash, and iron — the visual register of the industrial city, the winter sky, and the understated suit.

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Design use

Practically, this medium grey is comfortable as brand accents, data visualisation series, and illustrative elements. Its middle lightness gives it presence on both white and dark backgrounds.

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Colour pairings

For palette building, grey works with almost everything — precisely because it does not compete. Pair it with a single strong accent colour to create clarity, or layer grey tones alone for studied minimalism.

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Color formats

Name
The Equable Basin throughout Knitting
HEX
#989e90
RGB
rgb(152,158,144)
RGB%
rgb(59.6%,62%,56.5%)
HSL
hsl(86,7%,59%)
HSV
hsv(86,9%,62%)
CMYK
cmyk(4,0,9,38)
LAB
lab(64,-5,7)
LCH
lch(64,9,126)
sRGB
(0.596,0.62,0.565)
HEX8
#989e90ff
CSS Name
Decimal
152158144

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Color info

Lightness
59%
Saturation
7%
Hue
86°
Chroma
9
Temperature
WarmCool
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