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#89A293

Mushroom · light cool gray

About #89A293

#89A293 is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 64% green and 58% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 36% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Mushroom (ΔE 12.9); Eucalyptus comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A28998 — a taupe tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #89A293 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 7.65:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red137
Green162
Blue147

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 12.9
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 13.0
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 13.9

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

Text on #89A293

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #89A293.
2.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #89A293.
7.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #89A293 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#89A293
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A19E92
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9D9B94
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#85A29E

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #89A293?

#89A293 is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 64% green and 58% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 36% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #89A293?

Use black text. Black on #89A293 has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #89A293?

Its complementary colour is #A28998, and analogous partners are #8BA289 and #89A2A0.