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#7EA095

Eucalyptus · light cool green

About #7EA095

With the hex code #7EA095, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 49% red, 63% green and 58% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 37% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Eucalyptus — a ΔE of 11.4 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A07E89, a taupe shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 7.35:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red126
Green160
Blue149

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 11.4
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 15.8
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 17.1

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

Text on #7EA095

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #7EA095.
2.86:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #7EA095.
7.35:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #7EA095 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#7EA095
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9E9C95
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#979796
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#76A19D

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #7EA095?

With the hex code #7EA095, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 49% red, 63% green and 58% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 37% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #7EA095?

Use black text. Black on #7EA095 has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #7EA095?

Its complementary colour is #A07E89, and analogous partners are #7EA084 and #7E9AA0.