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#9FA892

Mushroom · light cool gray

About #9FA892

#9FA892 is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 62% red, 66% green and 57% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 34% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Mushroom (ΔE 9.5); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #9B92A8 — a taupe tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #9FA892 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.49:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red159
Green168
Blue146

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 9.5
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.9
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #9FA892

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #9FA892.
2.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #9FA892.
8.49:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #9FA892 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#9FA892
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ABA591
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A9A593
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A0A6A2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9FA892?

#9FA892 is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 62% red, 66% green and 57% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 34% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #9FA892?

Use black text. Black on #9FA892 has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #9FA892?

Its complementary colour is #9B92A8, and analogous partners are #A8A692 and #94A892.