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#8EAAA5

Mushroom · light cool teal

About #8EAAA5

With the hex code #8EAAA5, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 56% red, 67% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Mushroom — a ΔE of 14.1 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AA8E93, a taupe shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.44:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red142
Green170
Blue165

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 14.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 14.8
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 14.9

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

Text on #8EAAA5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #8EAAA5.
2.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #8EAAA5.
8.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8EAAA5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8EAAA5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A7A7A5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A2A3A5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#87ABA8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8EAAA5?

With the hex code #8EAAA5, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 56% red, 67% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #8EAAA5?

Use black text. Black on #8EAAA5 has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8EAAA5?

Its complementary colour is #AA8E93, and analogous partners are #8EAA97 and #8EA1AA.