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#748E84

Eucalyptus · medium cool gray

About #748E84

With the hex code #748E84, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 45% red, 56% green and 52% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% 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 7.4 — followed by Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8E747E, a taupe shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 5.94:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

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Red116
Green142
Blue132

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 7.4
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 12.0
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 14.8

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

Text on #748E84

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #748E84.
3.53:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #748E84.
5.94:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #748E84 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#748E84
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8C8A84
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#888785
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#6E8E8B

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #748E84?

With the hex code #748E84, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 45% red, 56% green and 52% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 44% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #748E84?

Use black text. Black on #748E84 has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #748E84?

Its complementary colour is #8E747E, and analogous partners are #748E77 and #748B8E.