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#80948B

Eucalyptus · medium cool gray

About #80948B

#80948B is a medium, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 50% red, 58% green and 55% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 42% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Eucalyptus (ΔE 10.9), with Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #948089 (taupe), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 6.53:1, a WCAG AA pass.

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Red128
Green148
Blue139

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 10.9
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 11.0
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #80948B

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #80948B.
3.22:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #80948B.
6.53:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#80948B
Protanopia (no red cones)
#93918B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#8F8E8C
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#7C9491

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #80948B?

#80948B is a medium, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 50% red, 58% green and 55% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 42% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

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

Use black text. Black on #80948B has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #80948B?

Its complementary colour is #948089, and analogous partners are #809481 and #809394.