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#A29DAA

Taupe · light neutral

About #A29DAA

With the hex code #A29DAA, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 62% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Taupe — a ΔE of 10.6 — followed by Dusty Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A5AA9D, a greige shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.94:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red162
Green157
Blue170

Closest named colours

Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 10.6
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 10.6
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 13.4

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

Text on #A29DAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on taupe #A29DAA.
2.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on taupe #A29DAA.
7.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A29DAA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A29DAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9B9FAB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9C9FAA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A19FA1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A29DAA?

With the hex code #A29DAA, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 62% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #A29DAA?

Use black text. Black on #A29DAA has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A29DAA?

Its complementary colour is #A5AA9D, and analogous partners are #9D9EAA and #A99DAA.