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#94ABA3

Mushroom · light cool green

About #94ABA3

#94ABA3 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 58% red, 67% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Mushroom (ΔE 12.4); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AB949C — a taupe tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #94ABA3 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.61:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red148
Green171
Blue163

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 12.4
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #94ABA3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #94ABA3.
2.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #94ABA3.
8.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #94ABA3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#94ABA3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A9A8A3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A5A5A4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8FACA9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #94ABA3?

#94ABA3 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 58% red, 67% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #94ABA3?

Use black text. Black on #94ABA3 has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #94ABA3?

Its complementary colour is #AB949C, and analogous partners are #94AB98 and #94A7AB.