#97A299
Mushroom · light neutral
About #97A299
#97A299 is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 59% red, 64% green and 60% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 36% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Visually it is very close to Mushroom (ΔE 7.6), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A297A0 (taupe), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 7.94:1, 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 #97A299?
#97A299 is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 59% red, 64% green and 60% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 36% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #97A299?
Use black text. Black on #97A299 has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #97A299?
Its complementary colour is #A297A0, and analogous partners are #9BA297 and #97A29F.