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#9FA693

Mushroom · light cool gray

About #9FA693

#9FA693 is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 62% red, 65% green and 58% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 35% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Mushroom (ΔE 7.8), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #9A93A6 (taupe), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.35:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red159
Green166
Blue147

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 7.8
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.8
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #9FA693

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #9FA693.
2.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #9FA693.
8.35:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #9FA693 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#9FA693
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A9A392
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A8A394
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A0A4A0

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9FA693?

#9FA693 is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 62% red, 65% green and 58% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 35% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #9FA693?

Use black text. Black on #9FA693 has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #9FA693?

Its complementary colour is #9A93A6, and analogous partners are #A6A493 and #96A693.