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#7FA595

Eucalyptus · light cool green

About #7FA595

With the hex code #7FA595, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 50% red, 65% green and 58% blue, while a printer would mix 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 35% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Eucalyptus — a ΔE of 12.3 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A57F8F, 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 — 7.72:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red127
Green165
Blue149

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 12.3
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 14.7
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 17.5

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

Text on #7FA595

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #7FA595.
2.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #7FA595.
7.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #7FA595 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#7FA595
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A3A094
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9C9B96
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#77A5A0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #7FA595?

With the hex code #7FA595, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 50% red, 65% green and 58% blue, while a printer would mix 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 35% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #7FA595?

Use black text. Black on #7FA595 has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #7FA595?

Its complementary colour is #A57F8F, and analogous partners are #7FA582 and #7FA2A5.