Information about #9E9991 color

#9E9991 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #9E9991 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Desaturated and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(158, 153, 145) — 62% red, 60% green, 56.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 5 / 38. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly muted balanced grey tone, #9E9991 carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Half Taupe Grey (#9D998F). Slightly further away sit Archive Grey (#9A9991) and Quarter Sandstone (#9D968D).

The recipe behind #9E9991 is rgb(158, 153, 145), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #9E9991 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#9E9991 color variations

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

#9E9991 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #9E9991

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

Archive Grey color link
Archive Grey

#9A9991

Rockbottom color link
Rockbottom

#A29A8E

Iron color link
Iron

#A19D94

Imagine color link
Imagine

#A39894

Tonto color link
Tonto

#9F9596

Delta color link
Delta

#999B95

Settlement color link
Settlement

#A1988B

Vintage Gray color link
Vintage Gray

#989692

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9E9991
  • RGB158, 153, 145
  • CMYK0, 2, 5, 38
  • CSSrgb(158, 153, 145)
  • HSL37°, 6%, 59%
  • HSL Precise36.923°, 6.28%, 59.412%
  • HSV37°, 8%, 62%
  • HSB37°, 8%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.569
  • GLSLvec3(0.620, 0.600, 0.569)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.620, 0.600, 0.569, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.620, 0.600, 0.569)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID9E9991
  • DECIMAL ID10394001
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01