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#9EADA3

Greige · light neutral

About #9EADA3

#9EADA3 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 62% red, 68% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 32% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Greige (ΔE 9.5); Mushroom comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AD9EA8 — a taupe tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #9EADA3 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.96:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red158
Green173
Blue163

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.5
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 10.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #9EADA3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #9EADA3.
2.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #9EADA3.
8.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #9EADA3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#9EADA3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADAAA3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AAA8A4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9CADAA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #9EADA3?

#9EADA3 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 62% red, 68% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 32% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #9EADA3?

Use black text. Black on #9EADA3 has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #9EADA3?

Its complementary colour is #AD9EA8, and analogous partners are #A1AD9E and #9EADAB.