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#718166

Eucalyptus · medium cool gray

About #718166

#718166 is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 44% red, 51% green and 40% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 49% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Eucalyptus (ΔE 10.1); Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #766681 — a slate gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use medium tones like #718166 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 5.03:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

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Red113
Green129
Blue102

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 10.1
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 17.0
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 18.0

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

Text on #718166

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #718166.
4.17:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #718166.
5.03:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #718166 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#718166
Protanopia (no red cones)
#847D64
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#817C67
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#727F7A

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #718166?

#718166 is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 44% red, 51% green and 40% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 49% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #718166?

Use black text. Black on #718166 has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #718166?

Its complementary colour is #766681, and analogous partners are #7F8166 and #668169.