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#89A8A3

Mushroom · light cool teal

About #89A8A3

With the hex code #89A8A3, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 66% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 34% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Mushroom — a ΔE of 15.0 — followed by Dusty Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A8898E, 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 — 8.19:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red137
Green168
Blue163

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 15.0
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 15.1
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 16.0

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

Text on #89A8A3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #89A8A3.
2.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #89A8A3.
8.19:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #89A8A3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#89A8A3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A5A4A3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9FA0A3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#81A9A6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #89A8A3?

With the hex code #89A8A3, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 66% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 34% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #89A8A3?

Use black text. Black on #89A8A3 has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #89A8A3?

Its complementary colour is #A8898E, and analogous partners are #89A893 and #899EA8.