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#748E8A

Eucalyptus · medium cool gray

About #748E8A

With the hex code #748E8A, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 45% red, 56% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 44% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Eucalyptus — a ΔE of 9.8 — followed by Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8E7478, 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 5.98:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

Colour codes

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Red116
Green142
Blue138

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 9.8
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 10.7
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 13.1

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

Text on #748E8A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #748E8A.
3.51:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #748E8A.
5.98:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #748E8A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#748E8A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8B8B8A
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#86878A
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#6D8F8D

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #748E8A?

With the hex code #748E8A, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 45% red, 56% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 44% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #748E8A?

Use black text. Black on #748E8A has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #748E8A?

Its complementary colour is #8E7478, and analogous partners are #748E7D and #74858E.