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#AAA294

Mushroom · light warm gray

About #AAA294

With the hex code #AAA294, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 64% green and 58% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 13% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Mushroom — a ΔE of 3.0 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #949CAA, a dusty blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.30:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red170
Green162
Blue148

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 3.0
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.1
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #AAA294

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #AAA294.
2.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #AAA294.
8.30:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAA294 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAA294
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A6A293
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A8A494
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AE9F9E

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAA294?

With the hex code #AAA294, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 64% green and 58% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 13% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AAA294?

Use black text. Black on #AAA294 has a contrast ratio of 8.30:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAA294?

Its complementary colour is #949CAA, and analogous partners are #AA9794 and #A7AA94.