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#71908B

Eucalyptus · medium cool teal

About #71908B

With the hex code #71908B, this is a medium teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 44% red, 56% green and 55% blue, while a printer would mix 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 44% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Eucalyptus — a ΔE of 8.8 — followed by Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #907176, a taupe shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 6.06:1, a WCAG AA pass.

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Red113
Green144
Blue139

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 8.8
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 12.6
Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 14.5

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

Text on #71908B

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #71908B.
3.46:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #71908B.
6.06:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #71908B appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#71908B
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8D8C8B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#87888B
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#68918E

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #71908B?

With the hex code #71908B, this is a medium teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 44% red, 56% green and 55% blue, while a printer would mix 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 44% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #71908B?

Use black text. Black on #71908B has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #71908B?

Its complementary colour is #907176, and analogous partners are #71907B and #718690.