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#8DA495

Mushroom · light cool gray

About #8DA495

#8DA495 is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 55% red, 64% green and 58% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 36% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Mushroom (ΔE 12.2), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A48D9C (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 — 7.88:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red141
Green164
Blue149

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 12.2
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 13.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #8DA495

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #8DA495.
2.67:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #8DA495.
7.88:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8DA495 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8DA495
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A4A094
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9F9D96
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8AA4A0

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8DA495?

#8DA495 is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 55% red, 64% green and 58% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 36% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #8DA495?

Use black text. Black on #8DA495 has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8DA495?

Its complementary colour is #A48D9C, and analogous partners are #91A48D and #8DA4A1.