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#9BAFA2

Greige · light cool gray

About #9BAFA2

With the hex code #9BAFA2, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 61% red, 69% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 31% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Greige — a ΔE of 11.2 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AF9BA8, a taupe shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.05:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red155
Green175
Blue162

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.2
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.4
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 12.0

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #9BAFA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #9BAFA2.
2.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #9BAFA2.
9.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #9BAFA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#9BAFA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AFACA1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ABA9A3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#98AFAB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9BAFA2?

With the hex code #9BAFA2, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 61% red, 69% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 31% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #9BAFA2?

Use black text. Black on #9BAFA2 has a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #9BAFA2?

Its complementary colour is #AF9BA8, and analogous partners are #9EAF9B and #9BAFAC.