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#8A8772

Mushroom · medium warm gray

About #8A8772

With the hex code #8A8772, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 53% green and 45% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 17% yellow and 46% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Mushroom — a ΔE of 10.3 — followed by Mocha. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #72758A, a slate gray shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 5.79:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

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Red138
Green135
Blue114

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 10.3
Mocha
#967969 · ΔE 11.9
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #8A8772

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #8A8772.
3.63:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #8A8772.
5.79:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8A8772 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8A8772
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8B8571
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#8C8773
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8E8481

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8A8772?

With the hex code #8A8772, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 53% green and 45% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 17% yellow and 46% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #8A8772?

Use black text. Black on #8A8772 has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #8A8772?

Its complementary colour is #72758A, and analogous partners are #8A7B72 and #818A72.