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#8A907D

Mushroom · medium cool gray

About #8A907D

#8A907D is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 56% green and 49% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 44% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Mushroom (ΔE 9.1); Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #837D90 — a slate gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use medium tones like #8A907D for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 6.37:1, a WCAG AA pass.

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Red138
Green144
Blue125

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 9.1
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 12.2
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 13.8

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

Text on #8A907D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #8A907D.
3.30:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #8A907D.
6.37:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8A907D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8A907D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#938E7C
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#928E7E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8C8E8B

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8A907D?

#8A907D is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 56% green and 49% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 44% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #8A907D?

Use black text. Black on #8A907D has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #8A907D?

Its complementary colour is #837D90, and analogous partners are #908D7D and #81907D.