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#A89DAA

Taupe · light cool gray

About #A89DAA

With the hex code #A89DAA, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 66% red, 62% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Taupe — a ΔE of 11.2 — followed by Dusty Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9FAA9D, 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 8.07:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red168
Green157
Blue170

Closest named colours

Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 11.2
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 12.7
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 13.4

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

Text on #A89DAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on taupe #A89DAA.
2.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on taupe #A89DAA.
8.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A89DAA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A89DAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9CA0AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9EA1A9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A89EA1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A89DAA?

With the hex code #A89DAA, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 66% red, 62% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A89DAA?

Use black text. Black on #A89DAA has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A89DAA?

Its complementary colour is #9FAA9D, and analogous partners are #A29DAA and #AA9DA5.