#8FA192
Mushroom · light cool gray
About #8FA192
With the hex code #8FA192, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 56% red, 63% green and 57% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 37% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Mushroom — a ΔE of 10.3 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A18F9E, 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 7.68:1 (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 #8FA192?
With the hex code #8FA192, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 56% red, 63% green and 57% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 37% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #8FA192?
Use black text. Black on #8FA192 has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #8FA192?
Its complementary colour is #A18F9E, and analogous partners are #95A18F and #8FA19B.