Information about #999E8E color

#999E8E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #999E8E is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Desaturated and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(153, 158, 142) — 60% red, 62% green, 55.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 6 / 38. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly muted neutral grey, #999E8E feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Archive Grey (#9A9991). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Half Taupe Grey (#9D998F) and Proton (#96988C).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(153, 158, 142)), which gives #999E8E its character. If you plan to put text on a #999E8E background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.8:1. No one has named #999E8E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#999E8E color variations

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

#999E8E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#999E8E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#999E8E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#999E8E 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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#999E8E 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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#9F9C8E
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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
#999E8E
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#9F8E9A
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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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#8E9F93
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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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#8E9F9C
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#9F8E91
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Nearest named colors to #999E8E

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

Proton color link
Proton

#96988C

Delta color link
Delta

#999B95

Jwily color link
Jwily

#9DA58C

Lemon Grass color link
Lemon Grass

#999A86

Quarter Sandstone color link
Quarter Sandstone

#9D968D

Vintage Gray color link
Vintage Gray

#989692

Half Friar Grey color link
Half Friar Grey

#98958D

Pewter color link
Pewter

#91A092

Half Pravda color link
Half Pravda

#A0998A

Rockbottom color link
Rockbottom

#A29A8E

#999E8E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#999E8E
  • RGB153, 158, 142
  • CMYK2, 0, 6, 38
  • CSSrgb(153, 158, 142)
  • HSL79°, 8%, 59%
  • HSL Precise78.75°, 7.619%, 58.824%
  • HSV79°, 10%, 62%
  • HSB79°, 10%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.620, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.620, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.620, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID999E8E
  • DECIMAL ID10067598
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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