Information about #999697 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #999697 belongs to the Rose Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(153, 150, 151) (60% red, 58.8% green, 59.2% blue), or CMYK 0 / 1 / 1 / 40 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#999697 presents itself as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Spanish Gray (#989898). Nearby in the Register you will also find Quarter Sidewinder (#9C979B) and Vintage Gray (#989692).

The recipe behind #999697 is rgb(153, 150, 151), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #999697 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.9:1. #999697 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#999697 color variations

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

#999697 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#999697 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#999697 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#999697 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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#999697 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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #999697

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

Spanish Gray color link
Spanish Gray

#989898

Quarter Sidewinder color link
Quarter Sidewinder

#9C979B

Vintage Gray color link
Vintage Gray

#989692

Delta color link
Delta

#999B95

White Metal color link
White Metal

#949594

Tonto color link
Tonto

#9F9596

Half Stack color link
Half Stack

#989C99

Archive Grey color link
Archive Grey

#9A9991

Amber Grey color link
Amber Grey

#929698

Triple Surrender color link
Triple Surrender

#999C9D

Triple Rakaia color link
Triple Rakaia

#A19A98

KOOL GREY color link
KOOL GREY

#9A9C9E

#999697 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#999697
  • RGB153, 150, 151
  • CMYK0, 1, 1, 40
  • CSSrgb(153, 150, 151)
  • HSL340°, 1%, 59%
  • HSL Precise340°, 1.449%, 59.412%
  • HSV340°, 2%, 60%
  • HSB340°, 2%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.588, 0.592)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.588, 0.592, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.588, 0.592)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.2%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID999697
  • DECIMAL ID10065559
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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