Lighter companion
True Gray Silk
#ADADAD · hsl(0, 0%, 68%)
RGB
rgb(153, 153, 153)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 60%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 40%)
Metrics
S 0% · L 60%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2.8:1Fail
on black
7.4:1AA
About this color
True Gray Tone (#999999) belongs to the red family — hue 0°, 0% saturation, 60% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.
CSS
:root { --colorarchive-true-gray-tone: #999999; --colorarchive-true-gray-tone-hsl: hsl(0, 0%, 60%); --colorarchive-true-gray-tone-rgb: rgb(153, 153, 153); }
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Palette moves
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Darker companion
True Gray Radiant
#8A8A8A · hsl(0, 0%, 54%)
Complementary counterpoint
Aqua Tone Faint
#8FA3A3 · hsl(180, 10%, 60%)
Analogous lead
Tangerine Tone Faint
#A3978F · hsl(25, 10%, 60%)
Analogous echo
Garnet Tone Faint
#A38F96 · hsl(340, 10%, 60%)
Triadic +120°
Emerald Tone Faint
#8FA38F · hsl(120, 10%, 60%)
Triadic +240°
Iris Tone Faint
#8F8FA3 · hsl(240, 10%, 60%)
Split-comp +150°
Sage Gray Tone
#949E99 · hsl(150, 5%, 60%)
Split-comp +210°
Cool Gray Tone
#93999F · hsl(210, 6%, 60%)
Export preview
Base: True Gray Tone #999999 Lighter companion: True Gray Silk #ADADAD Darker companion: True Gray Radiant #8A8A8A Complementary counterpoint: Aqua Tone Faint #8FA3A3 Analogous lead: Tangerine Tone Faint #A3978F Analogous echo: Garnet Tone Faint #A38F96 Triadic +120°: Emerald Tone Faint #8FA38F Triadic +240°: Iris Tone Faint #8F8FA3 Split-comp +150°: Sage Gray Tone #949E99 Split-comp +210°: Cool Gray Tone #93999F
Nearest neighbors
The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.
Nearby match
True Gray Radiant
#8A8A8A · hsl(0, 0%, 54%)
Nearby match
Crimson Tone Faint
#A38F8F · hsl(0, 10%, 60%)
Nearby match
True Gray Silk
#ADADAD · hsl(0, 0%, 68%)
Nearby match
Crimson Tone Muted
#AB8787 · hsl(0, 18%, 60%)
Nearby match
True Gray Core
#7A7A7A · hsl(0, 0%, 48%)
Nearby match
Crimson Radiant Faint
#957E7E · hsl(0, 10%, 54%)
Accessible pairings
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Color Vision Simulation
How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.
Deuteranopia
#999999
Protanopia
#999999
Tritanopia
#999999
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