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#8D968B

Mushroom · light neutral

About #8D968B

#8D968B is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 55% red, 59% green and 55% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 41% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Mushroom (ΔE 7.5), with Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #948B96 (taupe), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 6.87:1, a WCAG AA pass.

Colour codes

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Red141
Green150
Blue139

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 7.5
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 10.4
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #8D968B

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #8D968B.
3.06:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #8D968B.
6.87:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8D968B appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8D968B
Protanopia (no red cones)
#97948A
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#95938B
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8D9593

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8D968B?

#8D968B is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 55% red, 59% green and 55% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 41% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #8D968B?

Use black text. Black on #8D968B has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #8D968B?

Its complementary colour is #948B96, and analogous partners are #93968B and #8B968E.