PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray Pantone TCX Color

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Color Name

PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray

Hex Color Code

#979799

RGB Color Code

RGB(151, 151, 153)

CMYK Values*

1.3%, 1.3%, 0.0%, 40.0%

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#979799 PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray CMS Pantone TCX - Color codes and meaning | Matching colors and paints

About PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray color - its meaning and example

What color is PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray?

The hexadecimal color code(color number) for PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray is #979799, and the RGB color code is RGB(151, 151, 153).

In the RGB color model, PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray has a red value of 151, a green value of 151, and a blue value of 153. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 1.3% cyan, 1.3% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 40.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 240° (degrees), 1.0 % saturation, and 59.6 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray has a hue of 240° (degrees), 1.3 % saturation and 60.0 % brightness/value.

PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray is cool or warm?

The color PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray is a cool color.

What is the LRV of PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray? (For interior and product design)

PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray has an LRV of nearly 31. By LRV value, it is a medium color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray

LRV 31

Light Color

Compare LRV 31 of PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray with dark and light color

Is PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray (CMS - Pantone TCX) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #979799

Hex triplet: #979799
Red: 97
Green: 97
Blue: 99

RGBA / RGB rgb(151, 151, 153)

Red: 151 (59.2%)
Green: 151 (59.2%)
Blue: 153 (60.0%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 1.31%
Magenta: 1.31%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 40.00%

HSL hsl(240deg, 1.0 %, 59.6 %)

Hue: 240°
Saturation: 0.97 %
Lightness: 59.61 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 240°
Saturation: 1.31 %
Brightness / Value: 60.00 %

RYB ryb(53, 79, 79)

Red: 53 (20.8%)
Yellow: 79 (31.1%)
Blue: 79 (31.1%)

HWB

Hue: 240°
Whiteness: 59.22 %
Blackness: 40.00 %

CMY

Cyan: 40.78%
Magenta: 40.78%
Yellow: 40.00%

XYZ

X: 29.58
Y: 31.01
Z: 34.56

YXY

Y1: 31.01
X: 0.31
Y2: 0.33

CIE-Lab

L: 62.52
A: 0.39
B: -1.06

CIE-Lch

L: 62.52
C: 1.13
H: 290.35

CIE-Luv

L: 62.52
U: -0.11
V: -1.59

Hunter-Lab

L: 55.69
A: -2.65
B: 2.18

Other

LRV: ~ 31 %
Munsell Color System: 5.6PB 6.1/0.2

Similar Colors and Paints

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Named colors similar to PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray (CMS - Pantone TCX)

These are the named colors closest to PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray (CMS - Pantone TCX), closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#989898 Color Spanish Gray

98.80% match | ΔE 1.20

#A6A6A6 Color Quick Silver

95.27% match | ΔE 4.73

#A9A9A9 Color Dark Gray

94.41% match | ΔE 5.59

#848789 Color Aluminium

94.09% match | ΔE 5.91

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system

Pantone TCX

PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray to Pantone TCX

#979799 Color PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#98979A Color PANTONE 16-3915 TCX - Alloy

99.12% match | ΔE 0.88

#939597 Color PANTONE 17-5104 TCX - Ultimate Gray

98.65% match | ΔE 1.35

#9B9898 Color PANTONE 16-1503 TCX - Misted Morn

98.21% match | ΔE 1.79

Pantone PMS

PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray to Pantone PMS

#97999B Color PANTONE Cool Gray 7 C

98.79% match | ΔE 1.21

#999999 Color PANTONE 4289 C

98.69% match | ΔE 1.31

#9D9D9F Color PANTONE 4276 C

98.10% match | ΔE 1.90

#8C9093 Color PANTONE 10388 C

96.71% match | ΔE 3.29

RAL Classic

PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray to RAL Classic

#9B9B9B Color RAL 7004 - Signal Gray

98.30% match | ΔE 1.70

#979392 Color RAL 7036 - Platinum Gray

97.38% match | ΔE 2.62

#8D9295 Color RAL 7045 - Telegray 1

96.79% match | ΔE 3.21

#989EA1 Color RAL 7040 - Window Gray

96.49% match | ΔE 3.51

British Standard 4800

PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray to British Standard 4800

#939393 Color BS 16-A-07 - Mid Grey

98.21% match | ΔE 1.79

#92969B Color BS 02-A-07 - Grey

97.67% match | ΔE 2.33

#8E8E8E Color BS 18-B-23 - Grey

96.74% match | ΔE 3.26

#A3A3A3 Color BS 18-B-21 - Blue

96.13% match | ΔE 3.87

RAL Design

PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray to RAL Design

#9E9F9E Color RAL 000 65 00 - Mortar Grey

96.90% match | ΔE 3.10

#8F8F8E Color RAL 000 60 00 - Ash Grey

96.74% match | ΔE 3.26

#8D9098 Color RAL 280 60 05 - Tulle Grey

96.04% match | ΔE 3.96

#919098 Color RAL 300 60 05 - Partridge Grey

96.03% match | ΔE 3.97

Paint similar to PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray (CMS - Pantone TCX)

These are the real paint colors closest to PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray (CMS - Pantone TCX) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray once it is on a wall.

Dunn-Edwards

PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray to Dunn-Edwards

#97969A Color Formal Gray (DE 6382)

98.64% match | ΔE 1.36

#999B9B Color Walrus (DE 6368)

97.89% match | ΔE 2.11

#91989D Color Wolverine (DET 610)

96.55% match | ΔE 3.45

#9CA0A6 Color Gray Wolf (DE 6354)

96.34% match | ΔE 3.66

Valspar

PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray to Valspar

#9D9C9C Color Sleepy Kitten (8006-11D)

98.02% match | ΔE 1.98

#9D999A Color Feather Quill (V124-4)

97.77% match | ΔE 2.23

#959A9D Color Drizzling Mist (4006-1C)

97.40% match | ΔE 2.60

#959B9E Color Chrome (V113-2)

96.87% match | ΔE 3.13

Sherwin Williams

PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray to Sherwin Williams

#949392 Color Gray Shingle (SW 7670)

97.85% match | ΔE 2.15

#949194 Color Moonlit Orchid (SW 9153)

97.49% match | ΔE 2.51

#939899 Color African Gray (SW 9162)

97.15% match | ΔE 2.85

#959491 Color Summit Gray (SW 7669)

96.98% match | ΔE 3.02

Behr

PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray to Behr

#9A9997 Color Dolphin Gray (HDC-NT-10A)

97.65% match | ΔE 2.35

#929291 Color Cool Ashes (N520-4)

97.53% match | ΔE 2.47

#969795 Color Shark Fin (PPU24-19)

97.46% match | ΔE 2.54

#949492 Color Anonymous (780F-5)

97.40% match | ΔE 2.60

Benjamin Moore

PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray to Benjamin Moore

#929392 Color Wall Street (CSP-20)

97.54% match | ΔE 2.46

#979C9F Color Pewter (2121-30)

97.18% match | ΔE 2.82

#A09E9D Color Sterling Silver (1461)

97.10% match | ΔE 2.90

#999492 Color Soho Loft (CSP-10)

96.89% match | ΔE 3.11

PPG Paints

PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray to PPG Paints

#969794 Color Playing Possum (PPG0997-5)

96.91% match | ΔE 3.09

#9F9F9D Color Burnished Blade (PPG0995-5)

96.62% match | ΔE 3.38

#92928F Color Cloudy Slate (PPG0996-4)

96.57% match | ΔE 3.43

#8E9598 Color Steeple Gray (PPG1012-5)

96.35% match | ΔE 3.65

Farrow & Ball

PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray to Farrow & Ball

#8C8E8D Color Plummett (272)

96.04% match | ΔE 3.96

#9EA09D Color Manor House Gray (265)

95.80% match | ΔE 4.20

#A09C97 Color Worsted (284)

95.68% match | ΔE 4.32

#93908A Color Stoke (CC7)

95.02% match | ΔE 4.98

Color Combinations

View more PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray - #979799 color palettes and coordinating colors

4B4B4C

646466

7D7D80

979799

B1B1B2

CACACC

E4E4E5

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

979999

979899

979799

989799

999799

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

979799

999797

979997

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

979799

999798

999997

979998

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

979799

A1A1A3

ABABAD

B6B6B7

C0C0C1

CBCBCC

D5D5D6

DFDFE0

EAEAEA

F4F4F4

FFFFFF

PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray - #979799 Tints

979799

878789

78787A

69696B

5A5A5B

4B4B4C

3C3C3D

2D2D2D

1E1E1E

0F0F0F

000000

PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray - #979799 Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#979799

PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray

#999997

Spanish Gray*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray - #979799?

Color that best contrast with PANTONE 16-5102 TCX - Formal Gray - #979799 is #999997, color name is Spanish Gray*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.