All About Color #999999

#999999

About #999999

#999999 is a light gray color with the hex code #999999. In RGB it is red 153, green 153, blue 153; in HSL it is hue 0°, saturation 0%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 0%, 0%, 0%, 40%. Its contrast ratio is 2.85:1 on white and 7.37:1 on black.

#999999 Color Conversion

Hex triplet99, 99, 99
CMYK0.00%, 0.00%, 0.00%, 40.00%
RGB Decimal153, 153, 153
HSL0°, 0%, 60%
RGB Octal231, 231, 231
HSV (HSB)0.00°, 0.00%, 60.00%
RGB Binary10011001, 10011001, 10011001
CIE-L*AB63.22, 0.00, -0.01
RGB Percent60.00%, 60.00%, 60.00%
CIE-L*CH63.22, 0.01, 296.81
XYZ30.28, 31.85, 34.69
CIE-L*UV63.22, 0.01, 0.00
xyY0.31, 0.33, 31.85
Hunter-Lab56.44, -3.01, 3.07
RYB60.00%, 60.00%, 60.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#999999 on a dark background: contrast 7.37:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#999999 on a light background: contrast 2.85:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #999999, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #999999. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#999999 · #C7C7C7 · #6B6B6B · #999999 · #C7C7C7

Analogous palette

#999999 · #999999 · #999999 · #999999 · #999999

Triadic palette

#999999 · #999999 · #999999 · #C7C7C7 · #C7C7C7

Tetradic palette

#999999 · #999999 · #999999 · #999999 · #6B6B6B

Monochromatic palette

#4D4D4D · #737373 · #999999 · #BFBFBF · #E6E6E6

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