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#748E83

Eucalyptus · medium cool gray

About #748E83

#748E83 is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 45% red, 56% green and 51% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 44% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Eucalyptus (ΔE 7.1); Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #8E747F — a taupe tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use medium tones like #748E83 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 5.94:1, a WCAG AA pass.

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Red116
Green142
Blue131

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 7.1
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 12.3
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 15.2

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

Text on #748E83

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #748E83.
3.54:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #748E83.
5.94:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #748E83 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#748E83
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8D8A82
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#888784
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#6F8E8B

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #748E83?

#748E83 is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 45% red, 56% green and 51% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 44% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #748E83?

Use black text. Black on #748E83 has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #748E83?

Its complementary colour is #8E747F, and analogous partners are #748E76 and #748C8E.