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#809388

Eucalyptus · medium cool gray

About #809388

With the hex code #809388, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 50% red, 58% green and 53% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 42% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Eucalyptus — a ΔE of 10.4 — followed by Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #93808B, 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 6.45:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

Colour codes

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Red128
Green147
Blue136

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 10.4
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 11.2
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #809388

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #809388.
3.26:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #809388.
6.45:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #809388 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#809388
Protanopia (no red cones)
#929087
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#8F8D89
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#7D9390

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #809388?

With the hex code #809388, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 50% red, 58% green and 53% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 42% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #809388?

Use black text. Black on #809388 has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #809388?

Its complementary colour is #93808B, and analogous partners are #829380 and #809392.