Information about #999AA2 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#999AA2 is a softly muted neutral grey that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to KOOL GREY (#9A9C9E). Slightly further away sit Santas Grey (#9998A7) and Triple Surrender (#999C9D).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(153, 154, 162)), which gives #999AA2 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 7.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #999AA2 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#999AA2 color variations
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#999AA2 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#999AA2 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#999AA2 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#999AA2 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#999AA2 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #999AA2 color
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Nearest named colors to #999AA2
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#9A9C9E
#9998A7
#999C9D
#939DA1
#9EA0A1
#9F9B9D
#9C979B
#979AAA
#929FA2
#989C99
#A096A7
#919FA0
#999AA2 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#999AA2
- RGB153, 154, 162
- CMYK4, 3, 0, 36
- CSSrgb(153, 154, 162)
- HSL233°, 5%, 62%
- HSL Precise233.333°, 4.615%, 61.765%
- HSV233°, 6%, 64%
- HSB233°, 6%, 64%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.604
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.635
- GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.604, 0.635)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.604, 0.635, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.604, 0.635)
- Percentage of Red in RGB60%
- Percentage of Green in RGB60.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB63.5%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID999AA2
- DECIMAL ID10066594
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
