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#9FA995

Mushroom · light cool gray

About #9FA995

With the hex code #9FA995, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 62% red, 66% green and 58% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 34% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Mushroom — a ΔE of 9.3 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9F95A9, 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 — 8.58:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red159
Green169
Blue149

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 9.3
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.4
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #9FA995

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #9FA995.
2.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #9FA995.
8.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #9FA995 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#9FA995
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ABA694
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AAA596
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A0A7A3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9FA995?

With the hex code #9FA995, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 62% red, 66% green and 58% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 34% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #9FA995?

Use black text. Black on #9FA995 has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #9FA995?

Its complementary colour is #9F95A9, and analogous partners are #A9A995 and #95A995.