#8FA499
Mushroom · light cool gray
About #8FA499
#8FA499 is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 56% red, 64% green and 60% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 36% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Mushroom (ΔE 11.2), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A48F9A (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 — 7.94:1, 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 #8FA499?
#8FA499 is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 56% red, 64% green and 60% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 36% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #8FA499?
Use black text. Black on #8FA499 has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #8FA499?
Its complementary colour is #A48F9A, and analogous partners are #90A48F and #8FA4A4.