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#8FA090

Mushroom · light cool gray

About #8FA090

With the hex code #8FA090, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 56% red, 63% green and 56% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 37% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Mushroom — a ΔE of 10.1 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A08F9F, 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 7.60:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red143
Green160
Blue144

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 10.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.9
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 13.4

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

Text on #8FA090

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #8FA090.
2.76:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #8FA090.
7.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8FA090 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8FA090
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A19D8F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9E9B91
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8D9F9B

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8FA090?

With the hex code #8FA090, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 56% red, 63% green and 56% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 37% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #8FA090?

Use black text. Black on #8FA090 has a contrast ratio of 7.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8FA090?

Its complementary colour is #A08F9F, and analogous partners are #97A08F and #8FA099.