Information about #9FA097 color

#9FA097 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9FA097 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(159, 160, 151) — 62.4% red, 62.7% green, 59.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 0 / 4 / 37. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A muted, almost neutral neutral grey, #9FA097 floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Star Dust (#A0A197). Nearby in the Register you will also find Kensington Grey (#9D9F9A) and Iron (#A19D94).

The recipe behind #9FA097 is rgb(159, 160, 151), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#9FA097 color variations

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

#9FA097 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 #9FA097

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

Star Dust color link
Star Dust

#A0A197

Iron color link
Iron

#A19D94

Delta Grey color link
Delta Grey

#A5A395

Transmission color link
Transmission

#9FA19E

Quarter Tapa color link
Quarter Tapa

#A3A49C

Shady Lady color link
Shady Lady

#9F9B9D

Delta color link
Delta

#999B95

Half Stack color link
Half Stack

#989C99

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9FA097
  • RGB159, 160, 151
  • CMYK0, 0, 4, 37
  • CSSrgb(159, 160, 151)
  • HSL67°, 5%, 61%
  • HSL Precise66.667°, 4.523%, 60.98%
  • HSV67°, 6%, 63%
  • HSB67°, 6%, 63%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • GLSLvec3(0.624, 0.627, 0.592)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.624, 0.627, 0.592, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.624, 0.627, 0.592)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9FA097
  • DECIMAL ID10461335
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01