#8EA090
Mushroom · light cool gray
About #8EA090
#8EA090 is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 56% red, 63% green and 56% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 37% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Mushroom (ΔE 10.5); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A08E9E — a taupe tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #8EA090 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.58:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #8EA090?
#8EA090 is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 56% red, 63% green and 56% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 37% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #8EA090?
Use black text. Black on #8EA090 has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #8EA090?
Its complementary colour is #A08E9E, and analogous partners are #95A08E and #8EA099.