Information about #999690 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#999690 falls into the Orange Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(153, 150, 144) — 60% red, 58.8% green, 56.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 4 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#999690 is a softly muted balanced grey tone that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Vintage Gray (#989692). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Archive Grey (#9A9991) and Half Friar Grey (#98958D).

In RGB terms — rgb(153, 150, 144) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #999690: 7.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. #999690 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#999690 color variations

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

#999690 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 #999690

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

Archive Grey color link
Archive Grey

#9A9991

Silver Fern color link
Silver Fern

#99938C

Proton color link
Proton

#96988C

Toe Beans color link
Toe Beans

#95948C

White Metal color link
White Metal

#949594

Delta color link
Delta

#999B95

Ash Pink color link
Ash Pink

#998E91

Spanish Gray color link
Spanish Gray

#989898

#999690 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#999690
  • RGB153, 150, 144
  • CMYK0, 1, 4, 40
  • CSSrgb(153, 150, 144)
  • HSL40°, 4%, 58%
  • HSL Precise40°, 4.225%, 58.235%
  • HSV40°, 6%, 60%
  • HSB40°, 6%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.588, 0.565)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.588, 0.565, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.588, 0.565)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID999690
  • DECIMAL ID10065552
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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