Information about #999495 color

#999495 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#999495 falls into the Red Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(153, 148, 149) — 60% red, 58% green, 58.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 2 / 2 / 40. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly muted balanced grey tone, #999495 feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Vintage Gray (#989692). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Spanish Gray (#989898) and White Metal (#949594).

The recipe behind #999495 is rgb(153, 148, 149), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #999495: 7.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 3.0:1 for white. #999495 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#999495 color variations

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

#999495 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 #999495

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

Vintage Gray color link
Vintage Gray

#989692

Spanish Gray color link
Spanish Gray

#989898

White Metal color link
White Metal

#949594

Tonto color link
Tonto

#9F9596

Archive Grey color link
Archive Grey

#9A9991

Delta color link
Delta

#999B95

Ash Pink color link
Ash Pink

#998E91

Amber Grey color link
Amber Grey

#929698

Half Stack color link
Half Stack

#989C99

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#999495
  • RGB153, 148, 149
  • CMYK0, 2, 2, 40
  • CSSrgb(153, 148, 149)
  • HSL348°, 2%, 59%
  • HSL Precise348°, 2.392%, 59.02%
  • HSV348°, 3%, 60%
  • HSB348°, 3%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.580
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.580, 0.584)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.580, 0.584, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.580, 0.584)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB58.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID999495
  • DECIMAL ID10065045
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01