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#80948A

Eucalyptus · medium cool gray

About #80948A

With the hex code #80948A, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 50% red, 58% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 14% 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 10.6 — followed by Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #94808A, 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 6.52:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

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Red128
Green148
Blue138

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 10.6
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 11.3
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #80948A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #80948A.
3.22:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #80948A.
6.52:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #80948A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#80948A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#93918A
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#8F8E8B
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#7C9491

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #80948A?

With the hex code #80948A, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 50% red, 58% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 42% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #80948A?

Use black text. Black on #80948A has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #80948A?

Its complementary colour is #94808A, and analogous partners are #809480 and #809494.