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#AAA095

Mushroom · light neutral

About #AAA095

#AAA095 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 63% green and 58% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 12% yellow and 33% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Mushroom (ΔE 2.2); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #959FAA — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #AAA095 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.17:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red170
Green160
Blue149

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 2.2
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.5
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #AAA095

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #AAA095.
2.57:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #AAA095.
8.17:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAA095 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAA095
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A4A094
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A6A295
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AE9E9D

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAA095?

#AAA095 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 63% green and 58% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 12% yellow and 33% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #AAA095?

Use black text. Black on #AAA095 has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAA095?

Its complementary colour is #959FAA, and analogous partners are #AA9695 and #AAAA95.