Information about Kensington Grey color

#9D9F9A - Kensington Grey color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9D9F9A, known as "Kensington Grey", falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(157, 159, 154) — 61.6% red, 62.4% green, 60.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 0 / 2 / 38. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#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

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

Kensington Grey color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Kensington Grey

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#C3C5C1

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#D7D8D6

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#EBEBEA

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White

#FFFFFF

Kensington Grey color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#7D8078

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#5D605A

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#3E403C

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Black

#000000

Kensington Grey color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Kensington Grey

#9D9F9A
#969893

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#90928E

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#8A8C89

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#858584

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Grey

#808080

Kensington Grey color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#9D9F9A
#9E9E98

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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.

Complementary color schemes
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Kensington Grey

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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
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Kensington Grey

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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
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#9D9F9A
Kensington Grey

#9D9F9A

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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
#9D9F9A
Kensington Grey

#9D9F9A

#999C9F
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#9F999C
#9F999C

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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
#9D9F9A
Kensington Grey

#9D9F9A

#999F9B
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#9F999C
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Kensington Grey

#9D9F9A

#999F9E
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Nearest named colors to Kensington Grey

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Mountain Mist color link
Mountain Mist

#A09F9C

Star Dust color link
Star Dust

#A0A197

Transmission color link
Transmission

#9FA19E

Shady Lady color link
Shady Lady

#9F9B9D

Triple Surrender color link
Triple Surrender

#999C9D

KOOL GREY color link
KOOL GREY

#9A9C9E

Half Stack color link
Half Stack

#989C99

Triple Rakaia color link
Triple Rakaia

#A19A98

Dark Ash color link
Dark Ash

#9BA49E

Silver Aluminium color link
Silver Aluminium

#9EA0A1

Iron color link
Iron

#A19D94

Delta color link
Delta

#999B95

Kensington Grey color backgrounds & wallpapers

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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 Family (Hue)Chartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9D9F9A
  • DECIMAL ID10330010
  • Name Length15
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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