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#899D90

Mushroom · light cool gray

About #899D90

With the hex code #899D90, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 62% green and 56% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 38% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Mushroom — a ΔE of 11.0 — followed by Eucalyptus. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9D8996, a taupe shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.29:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red137
Green157
Blue144

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 11.0
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 12.7
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 14.1

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

Text on #899D90

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #899D90.
2.88:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #899D90.
7.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #899D90 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#899D90
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9D9A8F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#999791
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#869D99

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #899D90?

With the hex code #899D90, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 62% green and 56% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 38% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #899D90?

Use black text. Black on #899D90 has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #899D90?

Its complementary colour is #9D8996, and analogous partners are #8C9D89 and #899D9A.