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#8FAAA1

Mushroom · light cool green

About #8FAAA1

With the hex code #8FAAA1, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 56% red, 67% green and 63% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Mushroom — a ΔE of 13.6 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AA8F98, 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 — 8.43:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red143
Green170
Blue161

Closest named colours

Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 13.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 14.3
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 15.1

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

Text on #8FAAA1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #8FAAA1.
2.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on mushroom #8FAAA1.
8.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8FAAA1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8FAAA1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A8A6A1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A3A3A2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#89ABA7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8FAAA1?

With the hex code #8FAAA1, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 56% red, 67% green and 63% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #8FAAA1?

Use black text. Black on #8FAAA1 has a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8FAAA1?

Its complementary colour is #AA8F98, and analogous partners are #8FAA94 and #8FA6AA.