#9FA088
Mushroom · light warm gray
About #9FA088
#9FA088 is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 62% red, 63% green and 53% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 37% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Mushroom (ΔE 8.0); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #8988A0 — a slate gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #9FA088 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.86:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #9FA088?
#9FA088 is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 62% red, 63% green and 53% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 37% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #9FA088?
Use black text. Black on #9FA088 has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #9FA088?
Its complementary colour is #8988A0, and analogous partners are #A09588 and #93A088.