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#899F93

Mushroom · light cool gray

About #899F93

#899F93 is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 62% green and 58% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 38% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Mushroom (ΔE 11.6); Eucalyptus comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #9F8995 — a taupe tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #899F93 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 7.44:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red137
Green159
Blue147

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 11.6
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 13.0
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 14.5

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

Text on #899F93

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #899F93.
2.82:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #899F93.
7.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #899F93 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#899F93
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9E9C92
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9A9994
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#859F9B

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #899F93?

#899F93 is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 62% green and 58% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 38% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #899F93?

Use black text. Black on #899F93 has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #899F93?

Its complementary colour is #9F8995, and analogous partners are #8A9F89 and #899F9E.