Information about #959E99 color

#959E99 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#959E99 falls into the Spring Green Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(149, 158, 153) — 58.4% red, 62% green, 60% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 4 / 0 / 2 / 38. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#959E99 presents itself as a softly muted balanced grey tone — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Half Stack (#989C99). Slightly further away sit Triple Surrender (#999C9D) and Edward (#97A49A).

In RGB terms — rgb(149, 158, 153) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #959E99: 7.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#959E99 color variations

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

#959E99 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 #959E99

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

Half Stack color link
Half Stack

#989C99

Edward color link
Edward

#97A49A

Delta color link
Delta

#999B95

Spanish Gray color link
Spanish Gray

#989898

KOOL GREY color link
KOOL GREY

#9A9C9E

Bounty color link
Bounty

#919FA0

Pewter color link
Pewter

#91A092

Amber Grey color link
Amber Grey

#929698

Morning Blue color link
Morning Blue

#8DA399

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#959E99
  • RGB149, 158, 153
  • CMYK4, 0, 2, 38
  • CSSrgb(149, 158, 153)
  • HSL147°, 4%, 60%
  • HSL Precise146.667°, 4.433%, 60.196%
  • HSV147°, 6%, 62%
  • HSB147°, 6%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • GLSLvec3(0.584, 0.620, 0.600)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.584, 0.620, 0.600, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.584, 0.620, 0.600)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID959E99
  • DECIMAL ID9805465
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01