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#9FA593

Mushroom · light cool gray

About #9FA593

With the hex code #9FA593, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 62% red, 65% green and 58% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 35% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Mushroom — a ΔE of 7.1 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9993A5, a taupe shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.28:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red159
Green165
Blue147

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 7.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.4
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #9FA593

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #9FA593.
2.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #9FA593.
8.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #9FA593 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#9FA593
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A8A392
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A7A394
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A1A3A0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9FA593?

With the hex code #9FA593, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 62% red, 65% green and 58% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 35% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #9FA593?

Use black text. Black on #9FA593 has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #9FA593?

Its complementary colour is #9993A5, and analogous partners are #A5A293 and #96A593.