#99949a Color Information

#99949a Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #99949a. In RGB, it consists of 60.0% Red, 58.0% Green, and 60.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0.6% Cyan, 3.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 39.6% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 290.0°, with saturation of 2.9% and lightness of 59.2%. The decimal value for #99949a is 10065050, and its nearest "web safe" color is #999999. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #99949a is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#99949a Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color153, 148, 154 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color60.0%, 58.0%, 60.4% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.400, 0.420, 0.396 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.006, 0.039, 0, 0.396 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color290.0°, 2.9%, 59.2% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color290.0°, 3.9%, 60.4% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color29.559, 30.285, 34.859 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color153, 148, 154 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code10065050 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color61.900, 2.984, -2.511 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)61.900, 3.900, 319.925 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color61.900, 2.497, -4.116 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color55.032, -0.428, 0.966 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.312, 0.320, 30.285 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4288255130 / 0xff99949a Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#999999 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #99949a

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #99949a, its pure hue is 290.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 2.9%, and its lightness is 59.2%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #99949a, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #131313 to #868287.

Tints of #99949a

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #99949a, its pure hue is 290.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 2.9%, and its lightness is 59.2%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #99949a, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #a6a1a7 to #f2f2f2.

Tones of #99949a

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #99949a, its pure hue is 290.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 2.9%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #99949a, which range from #979797 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #dc2fff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #99949a

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #99949a! For #99949a, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #99949a. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #99949a

This color, #99949a, consists of 60.0% Red, 58.0% Green, and 60.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 153, Green = 148, Blue = 154. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #99949a is 0.6% Cyan, 3.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 39.6% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R60.0%
C0.6%
G58.0%
M3.9%
B60.4%
Y0.0%
K39.6%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 153 148 154
Octal 231 224 232
Hexa #99 #94 #9a
Binary 10011001 10010100 10011010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 3 0 39
Octal 0 3 0 47
Hexa #00 #03 #00 #27
Binary 00000000 00000011 00000000 00100111

Analogous Colors of #99949a

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #99949a — which has hue 290.0° — its analogous colors are located at 260.0° and 320.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #99949a.

Triadic Colors of #99949a

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #99949a — which has hue 290.0° — its triadic colors are located at 50.0° and 290.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #99949a.

Complementary Color of #99949a

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #99949a — which has hue 290.0° — its complementary color is located at 110.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #99949a.

Split Complementary Colors of #99949a

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #99949a — which has hue 290.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 80.0° and 290.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #99949a.

Tetradic Colors of #99949a

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #99949a — which has hue 290.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 200.0°, 290.0°, 20.0°, and 110.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #99949a.

Monochromatic Colors of #99949a

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #99949a, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #646264 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #cdc9cd (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #99949a

We want to make getting started with #99949a on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #99949a into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #99949a can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #99949a with other HTML elements.

#99949a Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #99949a.
<span style="color: #99949a;">The color of this text is #99949a.</span>

#99949a Background Color

The background color for this text is #99949a.
<div style="background-color: #99949a; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #99949a.</div>

#99949a Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #99949a.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #99949a;">This color for the shadow of this text is #99949a.</span>

#99949a Border Color

This is a div with border color #99949a.
<div style="border: #99949a 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #99949a.</div>

#99949a Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #99949a on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #99949a; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #99949a on a white background.</div></div>

#99949a Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #99949a on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #99949a; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #99949a on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #99949a to White

This is a gradient from #99949a to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#99949a,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#99949a,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#99949a,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#99949a,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #99949a to white.</div>

Gradient from #99949a to Black

This is a gradient from #99949a to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#99949a,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#99949a,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#99949a,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#99949a,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #99949a to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #99949a

In addition to using #99949a on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #99949a in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #99949a, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 153, Green = 148, Blue = 154). If you need details about the color coordinates of #99949a in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #99949a
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(153, 148, 154)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #99949a; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #99949a; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #99949a; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(153, 148, 154);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#99949a")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:153, green:148, blue:154, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:153 green:148 blue:154 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(153f, 148f, 154f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(153, 148, 154);
 

#99949a Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #99949a the same way. For those with color blindness, #99949a might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #99949a looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #99949a is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #99949a looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #99949a will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #99949a is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 3.0:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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