#979983
Mushroom · light warm gray
About #979983
With the hex code #979983, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 59% red, 60% green and 51% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 40% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Mushroom — a ΔE of 7.5 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #858399, a slate gray shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 7.20:1, 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 #979983?
With the hex code #979983, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 59% red, 60% green and 51% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 40% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #979983?
Use black text. Black on #979983 has a contrast ratio of 7.20:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #979983?
Its complementary colour is #858399, and analogous partners are #999083 and #8C9983.