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#80947B

Eucalyptus · medium cool gray

About #80947B

With the hex code #80947B, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 50% red, 58% green and 48% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 42% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Eucalyptus — a ΔE of 10.5 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8F7B94, 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 — 6.44:1, a WCAG AA pass.

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Red128
Green148
Blue123

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 10.5
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.3
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #80947B

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #80947B.
3.26:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #80947B.
6.44:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #80947B appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#80947B
Protanopia (no red cones)
#96907A
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#928E7C
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#7F928D

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #80947B?

With the hex code #80947B, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 50% red, 58% green and 48% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 42% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #80947B?

Use black text. Black on #80947B has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #80947B?

Its complementary colour is #8F7B94, and analogous partners are #8D947B and #7B9483.