#ABA3A3
Mushroom · light neutral
About #ABA3A3
#ABA3A3 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 64% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 5% 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 6.9); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A3ABAB — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #ABA3A3 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.50:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #ABA3A3
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #ABA3A3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ABA3A3?
#ABA3A3 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 64% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 5% 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 #ABA3A3?
Use black text. Black on #ABA3A3 has a contrast ratio of 8.50:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ABA3A3?
Its complementary colour is #A3ABAB, and analogous partners are #ABA3A7 and #ABA7A3.