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#AAAA95

Greige · light warm gray

About #AAAA95

With the hex code #AAAA95, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 67% green and 58% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 6.6 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9595AA, a dusty blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.89:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red170
Green170
Blue149

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.6
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 7.8
Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #AAAA95

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #AAAA95.
2.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #AAAA95.
8.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AAAA95 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AAAA95
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AEA894
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AEA996
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ADA7A4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AAAA95?

With the hex code #AAAA95, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 67% green and 58% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AAAA95?

Use black text. Black on #AAAA95 has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AAAA95?

Its complementary colour is #9595AA, and analogous partners are #AAA095 and #A0AA95.