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#748E7B

Eucalyptus · medium cool gray

About #748E7B

With the hex code #748E7B, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 45% red, 56% green and 48% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 44% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Eucalyptus — a ΔE of 6.2 — followed by Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8E7487, 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 — 5.90:1, a WCAG AA pass.

Colour codes

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Red116
Green142
Blue123

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 6.2
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 15.3
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 16.2

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

Text on #748E7B

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #748E7B.
3.56:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #748E7B.
5.90:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #748E7B appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#748E7B
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8E8A7A
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#89867C
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#708D88

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #748E7B?

With the hex code #748E7B, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 45% red, 56% green and 48% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 44% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #748E7B?

Use black text. Black on #748E7B has a contrast ratio of 5.90:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #748E7B?

Its complementary colour is #8E7487, and analogous partners are #7A8E74 and #748E88.