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#8FA19D

Mushroom · light neutral

About #8FA19D

#8FA19D is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 56% red, 63% green and 62% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 37% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Mushroom (ΔE 10.6); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A18F93 — a taupe tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #8FA19D for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 7.75:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red143
Green161
Blue157

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 10.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 13.2
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #8FA19D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #8FA19D.
2.71:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #8FA19D.
7.75:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8FA19D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8FA19D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9F9F9D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9C9C9D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8BA2A0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8FA19D?

#8FA19D is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 56% red, 63% green and 62% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 37% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #8FA19D?

Use black text. Black on #8FA19D has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8FA19D?

Its complementary colour is #A18F93, and analogous partners are #8FA194 and #8F9CA1.