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#AB9B95

Mushroom · light neutral

About #AB9B95

#AB9B95 is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 61% green and 58% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 33% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Mushroom (ΔE 4.2), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #95A5AB (dusty blue), 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 — 7.85:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red171
Green155
Blue149

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 4.2
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.9
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #AB9B95

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #AB9B95.
2.67:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #AB9B95.
7.85:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AB9B95 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AB9B95
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9F9C95
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A29F95
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B09999

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AB9B95?

#AB9B95 is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 67% red, 61% green and 58% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% 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 #AB9B95?

Use black text. Black on #AB9B95 has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AB9B95?

Its complementary colour is #95A5AB, and analogous partners are #AB959A and #ABA695.