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#798E76

Eucalyptus · medium cool gray

About #798E76

With the hex code #798E76, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 47% red, 56% green and 46% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 44% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Eucalyptus — a ΔE of 8.7 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8B768E, 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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Red121
Green142
Blue118

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 8.7
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 14.5
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 15.7

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

Text on #798E76

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #798E76.
3.53:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #798E76.
5.94:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #798E76 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#798E76
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8F8A75
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#8C8777
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#788C87

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #798E76?

With the hex code #798E76, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 47% red, 56% green and 46% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 44% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #798E76?

Use black text. Black on #798E76 has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #798E76?

Its complementary colour is #8B768E, and analogous partners are #858E76 and #768E7F.