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#9FA08C

Mushroom · light warm gray

About #9FA08C

With the hex code #9FA08C, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 62% red, 63% green and 55% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 37% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Mushroom — a ΔE of 6.1 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8D8CA0, a slate gray shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.88:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red159
Green160
Blue140

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 6.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.9
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #9FA08C

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #9FA08C.
2.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #9FA08C.
7.88:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #9FA08C appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#9FA08C
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A49E8B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A49F8D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A29D9A

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9FA08C?

With the hex code #9FA08C, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 62% red, 63% green and 55% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 37% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #9FA08C?

Use black text. Black on #9FA08C has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #9FA08C?

Its complementary colour is #8D8CA0, and analogous partners are #A0978C and #95A08C.