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#8EA190

Mushroom · light cool gray

About #8EA190

With the hex code #8EA190, 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 12% 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 11.0 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A18E9F, 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 7.65:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red142
Green161
Blue144

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 11.0
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.8
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #8EA190

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #8EA190.
2.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #8EA190.
7.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8EA190 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8EA190
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A29D8F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9E9B91
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8CA09C

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8EA190?

With the hex code #8EA190, 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 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 37% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #8EA190?

Use black text. Black on #8EA190 has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8EA190?

Its complementary colour is #A18E9F, and analogous partners are #96A18E and #8EA19A.