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#8EA39A

Mushroom · light cool gray

About #8EA39A

With the hex code #8EA39A, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 56% red, 64% green and 60% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 36% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Mushroom — a ΔE of 11.2 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A38E97, 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 7.86:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red142
Green163
Blue154

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 11.2
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 13.3
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 14.9

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

Text on #8EA39A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #8EA39A.
2.67:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #8EA39A.
7.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8EA39A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8EA39A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A2A09A
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9E9D9B
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8AA3A0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8EA39A?

With the hex code #8EA39A, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 56% red, 64% green and 60% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 36% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #8EA39A?

Use black text. Black on #8EA39A has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8EA39A?

Its complementary colour is #A38E97, and analogous partners are #8EA390 and #8EA2A3.