#AAA496
Mushroom · light warm gray
About #AAA496
#AAA496 is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 64% green and 59% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 12% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Mushroom (ΔE 3.6), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #969CAA (dusty blue), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.46:1 (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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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #AAA496?
#AAA496 is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 64% green and 59% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 12% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #AAA496?
Use black text. Black on #AAA496 has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #AAA496?
Its complementary colour is #969CAA, and analogous partners are #AA9A96 and #A6AA96.