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#9FA18E

Mushroom · light warm gray

About #9FA18E

With the hex code #9FA18E, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 62% red, 63% green and 56% 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 6.0 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #908EA1, 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 7.96:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red159
Green161
Blue142

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 6.0
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.6
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #9FA18E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #9FA18E.
2.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #9FA18E.
7.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #9FA18E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#9FA18E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A49F8D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A4A08F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A29F9C

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9FA18E?

With the hex code #9FA18E, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 62% red, 63% green and 56% 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 #9FA18E?

Use black text. Black on #9FA18E has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #9FA18E?

Its complementary colour is #908EA1, and analogous partners are #A19A8E and #96A18E.