Information about #99A5A8 color

#99A5A8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #99A5A8 belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(153, 165, 168) (60% red, 64.7% green, 65.9% blue), or CMYK 6 / 1 / 0 / 34 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A muted, almost neutral grey, #99A5A8 floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Cyanish Grey (#9CA8A8). Nearby in the Register you will also find Grey Chateau (#9FA3A7) and Tower Grey (#9CACA5).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(153, 165, 168)), which gives #99A5A8 its character. If you plan to put text on a #99A5A8 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #99A5A8 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#99A5A8 color variations

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

#99A5A8 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 #99A5A8

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

Cyanish Grey color link
Cyanish Grey

#9CA8A8

Grey Chateau color link
Grey Chateau

#9FA3A7

Tower Grey color link
Tower Grey

#9CACA5

Hit Grey color link
Hit Grey

#A1A9A8

Utata Gray color link
Utata Gray

#A0AAAB

El Nino color link
El Nino

#92A0AC

Dark Ash color link
Dark Ash

#9BA49E

Spun Pearl color link
Spun Pearl

#A2A1AC

Dusted Blue color link
Dusted Blue

#929FA2

Manatee color link
Manatee

#979AAA

Cadet Grey color link
Cadet Grey

#91A3B0

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#99A5A8
  • RGB153, 165, 168
  • CMYK6, 1, 0, 34
  • CSSrgb(153, 165, 168)
  • HSL192°, 8%, 63%
  • HSL Precise192°, 7.937%, 62.941%
  • HSV192°, 9%, 66%
  • HSB192°, 9%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.647, 0.659)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.647, 0.659, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.647, 0.659)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB65.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID99A5A8
  • DECIMAL ID10069416
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers36 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01