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#80917B

Eucalyptus · medium cool gray

About #80917B

With the hex code #80917B, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 50% red, 57% green and 48% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 43% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Eucalyptus — a ΔE of 10.2 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8C7B91, a taupe shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 6.25:1, a WCAG AA pass.

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Red128
Green145
Blue123

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 10.2
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 13.2
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #80917B

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #80917B.
3.36:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #80917B.
6.25:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #80917B appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#80917B
Protanopia (no red cones)
#938D7A
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#908C7C
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#7F8F8B

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #80917B?

With the hex code #80917B, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 50% red, 57% green and 48% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 43% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #80917B?

Use black text. Black on #80917B has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #80917B?

Its complementary colour is #8C7B91, and analogous partners are #8B917B and #7B9181.