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#80907C

Eucalyptus · medium cool gray

About #80907C

With the hex code #80907C, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 50% red, 56% green and 49% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 44% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Eucalyptus — a ΔE of 10.1 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8C7C90, a taupe shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 6.20:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

Colour codes

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Red128
Green144
Blue124

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 10.1
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 12.6
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 13.8

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

Text on #80907C

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #80907C.
3.39:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #80907C.
6.20:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #80907C appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#80907C
Protanopia (no red cones)
#918C7B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#8F8B7D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#7F8E8A

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #80907C?

With the hex code #80907C, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 50% red, 56% green and 49% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 44% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #80907C?

Use black text. Black on #80907C has a contrast ratio of 6.20:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #80907C?

Its complementary colour is #8C7C90, and analogous partners are #8A907C and #7C9082.