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#809489

Eucalyptus · medium cool gray

About #809489

#809489 is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 50% red, 58% green and 54% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 42% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Eucalyptus (ΔE 10.4); Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #94808B — a taupe tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use medium tones like #809489 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 6.52:1, a WCAG AA pass.

Colour codes

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Red128
Green148
Blue137

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 10.4
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 11.6
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #809489

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #809489.
3.22:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #809489.
6.52:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #809489 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#809489
Protanopia (no red cones)
#939188
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#908E8A
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#7D9491

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #809489?

#809489 is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 50% red, 58% green and 54% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 42% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #809489?

Use black text. Black on #809489 has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #809489?

Its complementary colour is #94808B, and analogous partners are #819480 and #809493.