#8EA297
Mushroom · light cool gray
About #8EA297
#8EA297 is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 56% red, 64% green and 59% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 36% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Mushroom (ΔE 10.8); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A28E99 — a taupe tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #8EA297 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 7.77:1, 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 #8EA297?
#8EA297 is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 56% red, 64% green and 59% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 36% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #8EA297?
Use black text. Black on #8EA297 has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #8EA297?
Its complementary colour is #A28E99, and analogous partners are #8FA28E and #8EA2A1.