Information about Kensington Grey color
Basic facts about this digital color
#9D9F9A is a quiet, subdued grey that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Mountain Mist (#A09F9C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Star Dust (#A0A197) and Transmission (#9FA19E).
Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(157, 159, 154)), which gives #9D9F9A its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9D9F9A: 7.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. The name "Kensington Grey" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Kensington Grey color variations
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Kensington Grey color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Kensington Grey color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Kensington Grey color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Kensington Grey color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Kensington Grey 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Kensington Grey color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Kensington Grey
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#A09F9C
#A0A197
#9FA19E
#9F9B9D
#999C9D
#9A9C9E
#989C99
#A19A98
#9BA49E
#9EA0A1
#A19D94
#999B95
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#9D9F9A
- RGB157, 159, 154
- CMYK1, 0, 2, 38
- CSSrgb(157, 159, 154)
- HSL84°, 3%, 61%
- HSL Precise84°, 2.538%, 61.373%
- HSV84°, 3%, 62%
- HSB84°, 3%, 62%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.616
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.624
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.604
- GLSLvec3(0.616, 0.624, 0.604)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.616, 0.624, 0.604, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.616, 0.624, 0.604)
- Percentage of Red in RGB61.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB62.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB60.4%
- Color FamilyChartreuse
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID9D9F9A
- DECIMAL ID10330010
- Name Length15
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