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#89948D

Mushroom · light neutral

About #89948D

With the hex code #89948D, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 58% green and 55% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 42% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Mushroom — a ΔE of 8.8 — followed by Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #948990, a taupe shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 6.68:1, a WCAG AA pass.

Colour codes

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Red137
Green148
Blue141

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 8.8
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 8.9
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #89948D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #89948D.
3.14:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #89948D.
6.68:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #89948D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#89948D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#94928D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#92918D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#879492

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #89948D?

With the hex code #89948D, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 58% green and 55% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 42% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #89948D?

Use black text. Black on #89948D has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #89948D?

Its complementary colour is #948990, and analogous partners are #8B9489 and #899493.