Information about #999D8F color

#999D8F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #999D8F belongs to the Chartreuse Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(153, 157, 143) (60% red, 61.6% green, 56.1% blue), or CMYK 2 / 0 / 5 / 38 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #999D8F feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Archive Grey (#9A9991). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Half Taupe Grey (#9D998F) and Delta (#999B95).

In RGB terms — rgb(153, 157, 143) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #999D8F: 7.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #999D8F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#999D8F color variations

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

#999D8F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#999D8F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#999D8F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#999D8F 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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#999D8F 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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#938F9E
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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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#9E9B8F
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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
#999D8F
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#8F9A9E
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#9E8F9A
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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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#8F9E93
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#9E8F9A
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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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#8F9E9B
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#9E8F92
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Nearest named colors to #999D8F

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

Half Taupe Grey color link
Half Taupe Grey

#9D998F

Delta color link
Delta

#999B95

Proton color link
Proton

#96988C

Vintage Gray color link
Vintage Gray

#989692

Half Friar Grey color link
Half Friar Grey

#98958D

Quarter Sandstone color link
Quarter Sandstone

#9D968D

Pewter color link
Pewter

#91A092

Iron color link
Iron

#A19D94

Jwily color link
Jwily

#9DA58C

Lemon Grass color link
Lemon Grass

#999A86

Half Pravda color link
Half Pravda

#A0998A

#999D8F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#999D8F
  • RGB153, 157, 143
  • CMYK2, 0, 5, 38
  • CSSrgb(153, 157, 143)
  • HSL77°, 7%, 59%
  • HSL Precise77.143°, 6.667%, 58.824%
  • HSV77°, 9%, 62%
  • HSB77°, 9%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.616, 0.561)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.616, 0.561, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.616, 0.561)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.1%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID999D8F
  • DECIMAL ID10067343
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers31 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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