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#88907D

Mushroom · medium cool gray

About #88907D

With the hex code #88907D, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 53% red, 56% green and 49% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 44% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Mushroom — a ΔE of 9.7 — followed by Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #857D90, a taupe shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 6.33:1, a WCAG AA pass.

Colour codes

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Red136
Green144
Blue125

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 9.7
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 12.3
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 13.0

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #88907D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #88907D.
3.32:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #88907D.
6.33:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #88907D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#88907D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#928D7C
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#918D7E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#898E8B

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #88907D?

With the hex code #88907D, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 53% red, 56% green and 49% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 44% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #88907D?

Use black text. Black on #88907D has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #88907D?

Its complementary colour is #857D90, and analogous partners are #908F7D and #7F907D.