#8EA09E
Mushroom · light neutral
About #8EA09E
#8EA09E is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 56% red, 63% green and 62% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 37% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Visually it is similar to Mushroom (ΔE 11.0), with Taupe the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A08E90 (taupe), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.67:1 (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 #8EA09E?
#8EA09E is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 56% red, 63% green and 62% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 37% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #8EA09E?
Use black text. Black on #8EA09E has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #8EA09E?
Its complementary colour is #A08E90, and analogous partners are #8EA095 and #8E99A0.