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#7EA094

Eucalyptus · light cool green

About #7EA094

#7EA094 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 49% red, 63% green and 58% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 37% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Eucalyptus (ΔE 11.2); Mushroom comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A07E8A — a taupe tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #7EA094 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.34:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red126
Green160
Blue148

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 11.2
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 15.9
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 16.6

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

Text on #7EA094

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #7EA094.
2.86:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #7EA094.
7.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #7EA094 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#7EA094
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9E9B93
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#979795
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#76A19C

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #7EA094?

#7EA094 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 49% red, 63% green and 58% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 37% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #7EA094?

Use black text. Black on #7EA094 has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #7EA094?

Its complementary colour is #A07E8A, and analogous partners are #7EA083 and #7E9BA0.