#8A8A7C
Mushroom · medium neutral
About #8A8A7C
#8A8A7C is a medium, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 54% red, 54% green and 49% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 46% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Visually it is similar to Mushroom (ΔE 8.1), with Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #7C7C8A (slate gray), its complementary partner.
Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 6.01:1 (a WCAG AA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #8A8A7C?
#8A8A7C is a medium, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 54% red, 54% green and 49% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 46% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #8A8A7C?
Use black text. Black on #8A8A7C has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #8A8A7C?
Its complementary colour is #7C7C8A, and analogous partners are #8A837C and #838A7C.