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#809487

Eucalyptus · medium cool gray

About #809487

With the hex code #809487, 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 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 42% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Eucalyptus — a ΔE of 10.0 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #94808D, 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 — 6.50:1, a WCAG AA pass.

Colour codes

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Red128
Green148
Blue135

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 10.0
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 12.0
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #809487

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #809487.
3.23:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #809487.
6.50:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #809487 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#809487
Protanopia (no red cones)
#949186
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#908E88
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#7D9490

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #809487?

With the hex code #809487, 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 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 42% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #809487?

Use black text. Black on #809487 has a contrast ratio of 6.50:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #809487?

Its complementary colour is #94808D, and analogous partners are #839480 and #809491.