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#94AAA7

Mushroom · light cool gray

About #94AAA7

#94AAA7 is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 58% red, 67% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Mushroom (ΔE 12.6); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AA9497 — a mushroom tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #94AAA7 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.57:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red148
Green170
Blue167

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 12.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.8
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 13.1

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

Text on #94AAA7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #94AAA7.
2.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #94AAA7.
8.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #94AAA7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#94AAA7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A8A7A7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A3A4A7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8EABA9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #94AAA7?

#94AAA7 is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 58% red, 67% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #94AAA7?

Use black text. Black on #94AAA7 has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #94AAA7?

Its complementary colour is #AA9497, and analogous partners are #94AA9C and #94A2AA.