In a RGB color space, #999999 hex color (also known as Basalt Grey) is composed of 60% red, 60% green and 60% blue. Whereas in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. It has a hue angle of 0 degrees, a saturation of 0% and a lightness of 60%. #999999 color hex could be obtained by blending #ffffff with #333333. #999999(or #999) is a websafe color.
The hexadecimal color #999999 has RGB values of R:153, G:153, B:153 and CMYK values of C:0, M:0, Y:0, K:0.4. Its decimal value is 10066329.
Hex triplet | 999999 | #999999 |
RGB Decimal | 153, 153, 153 | rgb(153,153,153) |
RGB Percent | 60, 60, 60 | rgb(60%,60%,60%) |
CMYK | 0, 0, 0, 40 | |
HSL | 0°, 0, 60 | hsl(0,0%,60%) |
HSV(HSB) | 0°, 0, 60 | |
Web Safe | 999999 | #999 |
XYZ | 30.278, 31.855, 34.69 |
xyY | 0.313, 0.329, 31.855 |
CIE-LAB | 63.223, 0.004, -0.007 |
CIE-LCH | 63.223, 0.008, 296.813 |
CIE-LUV | 63.223, 0.001, -0.011 |
Hunter-Lab | 56.44, -3.011, 3.066 |
Binary | 10011001, 10011001, 10011001 |
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This text has a font color of #999999.
<span style="color:#999999">Text here</span>
This paragraph has a background color of #999999.
<p style="background-color:#999999;">Content here</p>
This element has a border color of #999999.
<div style="border:1px #999999;">Content here</div>
.text {color:#999999;}
.background {background-color:#999999;}
.border {border:1px solid #999999;}
.text-shadow {border:1px solid #999999;}
A shade is achieved by adding black to any pure hue, while a tint is created by mixing white to any pure color. In this example, #040404 is the darkest color, while #f9f9f9 is the lightest one.
A tone is produced by adding gray to any pure hue. In this case, #999999 is the less saturated color, while #f63c3c is the most saturated one.