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#94ABA4

Mushroom · light cool green

About #94ABA4

With the hex code #94ABA4, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 58% red, 67% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Mushroom — a ΔE of 12.5 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AB949B, a taupe shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.62:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red148
Green171
Blue164

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 12.5
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #94ABA4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #94ABA4.
2.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #94ABA4.
8.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #94ABA4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#94ABA4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A9A8A4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A5A5A4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8FACA9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #94ABA4?

With the hex code #94ABA4, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 58% red, 67% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #94ABA4?

Use black text. Black on #94ABA4 has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #94ABA4?

Its complementary colour is #AB949B, and analogous partners are #94AB99 and #94A6AB.