Information about #9F9F93 color

#9F9F93 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #9F9F93 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Desaturated and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(159, 159, 147) — 62.4% red, 62.4% green, 57.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 5 / 38. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A muted, almost neutral neutral grey, #9F9F93 floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Iron (#A19D94). Nearby in the Register you will also find Star Dust (#A0A197) and Double Truffle (#A59F93).

The recipe behind #9F9F93 is rgb(159, 159, 147), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #9F9F93 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #9F9F93 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#9F9F93 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#9F9F93 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #9F9F93

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Iron color link
Iron

#A19D94

Star Dust color link
Star Dust

#A0A197

Delta color link
Delta

#999B95

Cement color link
Cement

#A5A391

Delta Grey color link
Delta Grey

#A5A395

Rockbottom color link
Rockbottom

#A29A8E

Archive Grey color link
Archive Grey

#9A9991

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9F9F93
  • RGB159, 159, 147
  • CMYK0, 0, 5, 38
  • CSSrgb(159, 159, 147)
  • HSL60°, 6%, 60%
  • HSL Precise60°, 5.882%, 60%
  • HSV60°, 8%, 62%
  • HSB60°, 8%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.576
  • GLSLvec3(0.624, 0.624, 0.576)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.624, 0.624, 0.576, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.624, 0.624, 0.576)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB57.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9F9F93
  • DECIMAL ID10461075
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01