#95ABA5
Mushroom · light cool gray
About #95ABA5
#95ABA5 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, 4% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Mushroom (ΔE 12.3); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AB959B — a taupe tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #95ABA5 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.65:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #95ABA5?
#95ABA5 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, 4% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #95ABA5?
Use black text. Black on #95ABA5 has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #95ABA5?
Its complementary colour is #AB959B, and analogous partners are #95AB9A and #95A6AB.