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#80896F

Eucalyptus · medium cool gray

About #80896F

#80896F is a medium, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 50% red, 54% green and 44% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 46% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Eucalyptus (ΔE 12.6), with Mushroom the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #786F89 (slate gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 5.73:1, a WCAG AA pass.

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Red128
Green137
Blue111

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 12.6
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 14.0
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 15.3

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

Text on #80896F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #80896F.
3.67:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #80896F.
5.73:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #80896F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#80896F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8C866D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#8B8570
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#828682

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #80896F?

#80896F is a medium, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 50% red, 54% green and 44% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 46% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #80896F?

Use black text. Black on #80896F has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #80896F?

Its complementary colour is #786F89, and analogous partners are #89856F and #73896F.