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#808564

Eucalyptus · medium warm green

About #808564

#808564 is a medium, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 50% red, 52% green and 39% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 48% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is somewhere between Eucalyptus and Sage (ΔE 15.9), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #696485 (slate gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 5.46:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

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Red128
Green133
Blue100

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 15.9
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 16.0
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 16.9

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

Text on #808564

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #808564.
3.85:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #808564.
5.46:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #808564 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#808564
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8A8262
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#898265
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#84817C

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #808564?

#808564 is a medium, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 50% red, 52% green and 39% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 48% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #808564?

Use black text. Black on #808564 has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #808564?

Its complementary colour is #696485, and analogous partners are #857A64 and #6F8564.