Information about #999D9F color

#999D9F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #999D9F belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(153, 157, 159) (60% red, 61.6% green, 62.4% blue), or CMYK 2 / 1 / 0 / 38 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#999D9F presents itself as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to KOOL GREY (#9A9C9E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Triple Surrender (#999C9D) and Half Stack (#989C99).

The recipe behind #999D9F is rgb(153, 157, 159), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #999D9F: 7.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #999D9F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#999D9F color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#999D9F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#999D9F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#3C3E40

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Black

#000000

#999D9F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#999D9F color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#999D9F 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.

Complementary color schemes
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#9F9B99
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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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.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#9F999D
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#9D9F99
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#9F9B99
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#9E999F
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#9F9B99
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#9A9F99
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Nearest named colors to #999D9F

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

KOOL GREY color link
KOOL GREY

#9A9C9E

Triple Surrender color link
Triple Surrender

#999C9D

Half Stack color link
Half Stack

#989C99

Silver Aluminium color link
Silver Aluminium

#9EA0A1

Half Regent Grey color link
Half Regent Grey

#939DA1

Shady Lady color link
Shady Lady

#9F9B9D

Kensington Grey color link
Kensington Grey

#9D9F9A

Transmission color link
Transmission

#9FA19E

Dark Ash color link
Dark Ash

#9BA49E

Quarter Sidewinder color link
Quarter Sidewinder

#9C979B

Dusted Blue color link
Dusted Blue

#929FA2

Mountain Mist color link
Mountain Mist

#A09F9C

#999D9F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#999D9F
  • RGB153, 157, 159
  • CMYK2, 1, 0, 38
  • CSSrgb(153, 157, 159)
  • HSL200°, 3%, 61%
  • HSL Precise200°, 3.03%, 61.176%
  • HSV200°, 4%, 62%
  • HSB200°, 4%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.616, 0.624)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.616, 0.624, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.616, 0.624)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID999D9F
  • DECIMAL ID10067359
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers27 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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