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#8DA294

Mushroom · light cool gray

About #8DA294

#8DA294 is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 55% red, 64% green and 58% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 36% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Mushroom (ΔE 11.3), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A28D9B (taupe), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.73:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red141
Green162
Blue148

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 11.3
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 13.6
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #8DA294

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #8DA294.
2.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #8DA294.
7.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8DA294 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8DA294
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A29E93
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9E9C95
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8AA29E

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8DA294?

#8DA294 is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 55% red, 64% green and 58% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 36% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #8DA294?

Use black text. Black on #8DA294 has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8DA294?

Its complementary colour is #A28D9B, and analogous partners are #91A28D and #8DA29F.