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#8EA08E

Mushroom · light cool gray

About #8EA08E

With the hex code #8EA08E, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 56% red, 63% green and 56% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 37% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Mushroom — a ΔE of 10.9 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A08EA0, 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 7.57:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red142
Green160
Blue142

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 10.9
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.4
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #8EA08E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #8EA08E.
2.77:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #8EA08E.
7.57:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8EA08E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8EA08E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A19C8D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9E9A8F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8C9F9B

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8EA08E?

With the hex code #8EA08E, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 56% red, 63% green and 56% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 37% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #8EA08E?

Use black text. Black on #8EA08E has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8EA08E?

Its complementary colour is #A08EA0, and analogous partners are #97A08E and #8EA097.