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#748E77

Eucalyptus · medium cool gray

About #748E77

#748E77 is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 45% red, 56% green and 47% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 44% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Eucalyptus (ΔE 7.0); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #8E748B — a taupe tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use medium tones like #748E77 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 5.88:1, a WCAG AA pass.

Colour codes

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Red116
Green142
Blue119

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 7.0
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 15.3
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 17.0

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

Text on #748E77

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #748E77.
3.57:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #748E77.
5.88:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #748E77 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#748E77
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8F8976
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#8A8678
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#718D87

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #748E77?

#748E77 is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 45% red, 56% green and 47% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 44% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #748E77?

Use black text. Black on #748E77 has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #748E77?

Its complementary colour is #8E748B, and analogous partners are #7E8E74 and #748E84.