#AAA6A7
Mushroom · light neutral
About #AAA6A7
#AAA6A7 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 65% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 2% 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 very close to Mushroom (ΔE 8.0); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A6AAA9 — a greige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #AAA6A7 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.72:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #AAA6A7
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #AAA6A7?
#AAA6A7 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 65% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 2% 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 #AAA6A7?
Use black text. Black on #AAA6A7 has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #AAA6A7?
Its complementary colour is #A6AAA9, and analogous partners are #AAA6A9 and #AAA7A6.