#8EAAA3
Mushroom · light cool teal
About #8EAAA3
#8EAAA3 is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 56% red, 67% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Mushroom (ΔE 14.0), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AA8E95 (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 — 8.43:1, 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 #8EAAA3?
#8EAAA3 is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 56% red, 67% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #8EAAA3?
Use black text. Black on #8EAAA3 has a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #8EAAA3?
Its complementary colour is #AA8E95, and analogous partners are #8EAA95 and #8EA3AA.