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#9FA592

Mushroom · light cool gray

About #9FA592

#9FA592 is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 62% red, 65% green and 57% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 35% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Mushroom (ΔE 7.4); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #9892A5 — a taupe tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #9FA592 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.27:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red159
Green165
Blue146

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 7.4
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.7
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #9FA592

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #9FA592.
2.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #9FA592.
8.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #9FA592 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#9FA592
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A8A391
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A7A293
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A1A3A0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9FA592?

#9FA592 is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 62% red, 65% green and 57% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 35% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #9FA592?

Use black text. Black on #9FA592 has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #9FA592?

Its complementary colour is #9892A5, and analogous partners are #A5A292 and #96A592.