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#95AAA0

Mushroom · light cool gray

About #95AAA0

#95AAA0 is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 58% red, 67% green and 63% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Mushroom (ΔE 11.6); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AA959F — a taupe tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #95AAA0 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.54:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red149
Green170
Blue160

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 11.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.1
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 13.9

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

Text on #95AAA0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #95AAA0.
2.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #95AAA0.
8.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #95AAA0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#95AAA0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A9A7A0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A5A4A1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#91AAA7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #95AAA0?

#95AAA0 is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 58% red, 67% green and 63% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #95AAA0?

Use black text. Black on #95AAA0 has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #95AAA0?

Its complementary colour is #AA959F, and analogous partners are #95AA96 and #95AAAA.