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#8EA39B

Mushroom · light cool gray

About #8EA39B

#8EA39B is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 56% red, 64% green and 61% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 36% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Mushroom (ΔE 11.2), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A38E96 (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 — 7.86:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red142
Green163
Blue155

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 11.2
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 13.3
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 14.8

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

Text on #8EA39B

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #8EA39B.
2.67:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #8EA39B.
7.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8EA39B appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8EA39B
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A2A09B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9E9D9B
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8AA3A1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8EA39B?

#8EA39B is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 56% red, 64% green and 61% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 36% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #8EA39B?

Use black text. Black on #8EA39B has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8EA39B?

Its complementary colour is #A38E96, and analogous partners are #8EA391 and #8EA1A3.