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#8DA296

Mushroom · light cool gray

About #8DA296

With the hex code #8DA296, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 55% red, 64% green and 59% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 36% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Mushroom — a ΔE of 11.2 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A28D99, a taupe shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.74:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red141
Green162
Blue150

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 11.2
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 13.5
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 14.3

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

Text on #8DA296

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #8DA296.
2.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #8DA296.
7.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8DA296 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8DA296
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A19F95
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9D9C97
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8AA29E

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8DA296?

With the hex code #8DA296, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 55% red, 64% green and 59% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 36% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #8DA296?

Use black text. Black on #8DA296 has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8DA296?

Its complementary colour is #A28D99, and analogous partners are #8FA28D and #8DA2A1.