#8CA89C
Mushroom · light cool green
About #8CA89C
#8CA89C is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 55% red, 66% green and 61% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 34% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Mushroom (ΔE 13.8); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A88C98 — a taupe tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #8CA89C for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.20:1 (a WCAG AAA 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 #8CA89C?
#8CA89C is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 55% red, 66% green and 61% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 34% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #8CA89C?
Use black text. Black on #8CA89C has a contrast ratio of 8.20:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #8CA89C?
Its complementary colour is #A88C98, and analogous partners are #8CA88E and #8CA6A8.