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#AAA4AB

Mushroom · light neutral

About #AAA4AB

#AAA4AB is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 64% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is similar to Mushroom (ΔE 10.6), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A5ABA4 (greige), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.61:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red170
Green164
Blue171

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 10.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #AAA4AB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #AAA4AB.
2.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #AAA4AB.
8.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAA4AB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAA4AB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A3A5AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A5A6AB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AAA5A6

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAA4AB?

#AAA4AB is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 64% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% 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 #AAA4AB?

Use black text. Black on #AAA4AB has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAA4AB?

Its complementary colour is #A5ABA4, and analogous partners are #A7A4AB and #ABA4A9.