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#8EA095

Mushroom · light cool gray

About #8EA095

#8EA095 is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 56% red, 63% green and 58% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 37% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Mushroom (ΔE 10.0), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A08E99 (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 — 7.61:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red142
Green160
Blue149

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 10.0
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.9
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 14.1

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

Text on #8EA095

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #8EA095.
2.76:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #8EA095.
7.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8EA095 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8EA095
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A09D94
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9C9B96
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8BA09D

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8EA095?

#8EA095 is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 56% red, 63% green and 58% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 37% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #8EA095?

Use black text. Black on #8EA095 has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8EA095?

Its complementary colour is #A08E99, and analogous partners are #90A08E and #8EA09E.