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#80958B

Eucalyptus · medium cool gray

About #80958B

#80958B is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 50% red, 58% green and 55% 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 10.6); Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #95808A — a taupe tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use medium tones like #80958B for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 6.59:1, a WCAG AA pass.

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Red128
Green149
Blue139

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 10.6
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 11.7
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #80958B

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #80958B.
3.19:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #80958B.
6.59:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #80958B appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#80958B
Protanopia (no red cones)
#94928B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#908F8C
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#7C9592

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #80958B?

#80958B is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 50% red, 58% green and 55% 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 #80958B?

Use black text. Black on #80958B has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #80958B?

Its complementary colour is #95808A, and analogous partners are #809580 and #809595.