#8EA79C
Mushroom · light cool green
About #8EA79C
With the hex code #8EA79C, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 56% red, 65% green and 61% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 35% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Mushroom — a ΔE of 12.7 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A78E99, 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 8.16:1 (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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›What colour is #8EA79C?
With the hex code #8EA79C, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 56% red, 65% green and 61% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 35% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #8EA79C?
Use black text. Black on #8EA79C has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #8EA79C?
Its complementary colour is #A78E99, and analogous partners are #8EA790 and #8EA6A7.