#A19D8A
Mushroom · light warm gray
About #A19D8A
With the hex code #A19D8A, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 63% red, 62% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 14% yellow and 37% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Mushroom — a ΔE of 4.7 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8A8EA1, a slate gray shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.71:1 (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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›What colour is #A19D8A?
With the hex code #A19D8A, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 63% red, 62% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 14% yellow and 37% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #A19D8A?
Use black text. Black on #A19D8A has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #A19D8A?
Its complementary colour is #8A8EA1, and analogous partners are #A1928A and #99A18A.