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#8EA39F

Mushroom · light cool gray

About #8EA39F

#8EA39F is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 56% red, 64% green and 62% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 36% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Mushroom (ΔE 11.7); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A38E92 — a taupe tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #8EA39F for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 7.89:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red142
Green163
Blue159

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 11.7
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 13.7
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #8EA39F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #8EA39F.
2.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #8EA39F.
7.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8EA39F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8EA39F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A1A09F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9D9D9F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#89A4A2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8EA39F?

#8EA39F is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 56% red, 64% green and 62% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 36% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #8EA39F?

Use black text. Black on #8EA39F has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8EA39F?

Its complementary colour is #A38E92, and analogous partners are #8EA395 and #8E9CA3.