Information about #999F9B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #999F9B belongs to the Spring Green Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(153, 159, 155) — 60% red, 62.4% green, 60.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 2 / 0 / 2 / 38. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #999F9B reads as a quiet, subdued grey and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Triple Surrender (#999C9D). Nearby in the Register you will also find Half Stack (#989C99) and Kensington Grey (#9D9F9A).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(153, 159, 155)), which gives #999F9B its character. If you plan to put text on a #999F9B background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.7:1. #999F9B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#999F9B color variations

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

#999F9B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#999F9B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#999F9B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#999F9B 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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#989E98

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#999F9B 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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#9A9F99
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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
#999F9B
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#9F9B99
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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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#9F999D
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#9F9B99
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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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#9F999D
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#9F9E99
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Nearest named colors to #999F9B

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

Triple Surrender color link
Triple Surrender

#999C9D

Half Stack color link
Half Stack

#989C99

Kensington Grey color link
Kensington Grey

#9D9F9A

KOOL GREY color link
KOOL GREY

#9A9C9E

Edward color link
Edward

#97A49A

Dark Ash color link
Dark Ash

#9BA49E

Transmission color link
Transmission

#9FA19E

Mountain Mist color link
Mountain Mist

#A09F9C

Delta color link
Delta

#999B95

Shady Lady color link
Shady Lady

#9F9B9D

Spanish Gray color link
Spanish Gray

#989898

Silver Aluminium color link
Silver Aluminium

#9EA0A1

#999F9B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#999F9B
  • RGB153, 159, 155
  • CMYK2, 0, 2, 38
  • CSSrgb(153, 159, 155)
  • HSL140°, 3%, 61%
  • HSL Precise140°, 3.03%, 61.176%
  • HSV140°, 4%, 62%
  • HSB140°, 4%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.624, 0.608)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.624, 0.608, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.624, 0.608)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.8%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID999F9B
  • DECIMAL ID10067867
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers322 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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