Su-Nezumi Grey Color

#9fa0a0

Su-Nezumi Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, warm green or cool magenta

Inverse Color #605f5f
Complementary Color #a09f9f
Color Shade: warm cyan (180° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 62.55% (better contrasting with white)
Su-Nezumi Grey Color Sample
Su-Nezumi Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9fa0a0

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Su-Nezumi Grey Color. The Gunmetal Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Raindance (#819392) for more energetic effect. Try Harrow's Gate as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a09f9f is the best complementary color to Su-Nezumi Grey. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9fa0a0 complementary color is Silver Chalice, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm green, warm cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Edward are #9fa09f and #9f9fa0. Thus found on the left and right of #9fa0a0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Stack and Santas Gray colors as they work well with Su-Nezumi Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Su-Nezumi Grey palette consists of #a09f9f and #a09f9f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a09f9f). Try Silver Chalice and Silver Chalice colors in combination with #9fa0a0, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #9fa0a0 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Su-Nezumi Grey. Thus Star Dust and Shady Lady giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Su-Nezumi Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Silver Chalice, Santas Gray, and Stack split by 90° on the color wheel. #9fa0a0 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, cool blue, mid red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Su-Nezumi Grey tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#a09f9f) and two others. The Shady Lady is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Stack – 120° from the complementary Silver Chalice. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a09fa0 and #9fa09f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9fa0a0 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Su-Nezumi Grey has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 0.52% and a lightness of 62.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9fa0a0 is made of 0.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black ink.

HEX #9fa0a0
RGB Decimal rgb(159,160,160)
RGB Percentage 33%, 33%, 33%
CMYK 0.4, 0, 0, 37.25
HSL hsl(180,0.52%,62.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(180,0.62%,62.75%)
CIE-LAB lab(65.788,-0.3549,-0.1334)
XYZ xyz(33.214,35.0506,38.2726)
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