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#95ABA6

Mushroom · light cool gray

About #95ABA6

With the hex code #95ABA6, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 58% red, 67% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Mushroom — a ΔE of 12.4 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AB959A, 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 8.65:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red149
Green171
Blue166

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 12.4
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #95ABA6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #95ABA6.
2.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #95ABA6.
8.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #95ABA6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#95ABA6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A9A8A6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A5A5A6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#90ACA9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #95ABA6?

With the hex code #95ABA6, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 58% red, 67% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #95ABA6?

Use black text. Black on #95ABA6 has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #95ABA6?

Its complementary colour is #AB959A, and analogous partners are #95AB9B and #95A5AB.