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#798E75

Eucalyptus · medium cool gray

About #798E75

#798E75 is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 47% red, 56% green and 46% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 44% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Eucalyptus (ΔE 9.0); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #8A758E — a taupe tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use medium tones like #798E75 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 5.94:1, a WCAG AA pass.

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Red121
Green142
Blue117

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 9.0
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 14.2
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 16.0

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

Text on #798E75

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #798E75.
3.54:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #798E75.
5.94:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #798E75 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#798E75
Protanopia (no red cones)
#908A74
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#8C8776
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#788C87

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #798E75?

#798E75 is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 47% red, 56% green and 46% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 44% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #798E75?

Use black text. Black on #798E75 has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #798E75?

Its complementary colour is #8A758E, and analogous partners are #868E75 and #758E7E.