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#748E80

Eucalyptus · medium cool gray

About #748E80

#748E80 is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 45% red, 56% green and 50% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 44% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Eucalyptus (ΔE 6.4); Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #8E7482 — a taupe tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use medium tones like #748E80 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 5.92:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

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Red116
Green142
Blue128

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 6.4
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 13.3
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 15.4

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

Text on #748E80

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #748E80.
3.55:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #748E80.
5.92:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #748E80 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#748E80
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8D8A7F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#888781
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#6F8E8A

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #748E80?

#748E80 is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 45% red, 56% green and 50% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 44% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #748E80?

Use black text. Black on #748E80 has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #748E80?

Its complementary colour is #8E7482, and analogous partners are #758E74 and #748E8D.