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#809882

Eucalyptus · light cool gray

About #809882

#809882 is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 50% red, 60% green and 51% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 40% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Eucalyptus (ΔE 10.0); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #988096 — a taupe tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #809882 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 6.73:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

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Red128
Green152
Blue130

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 10.0
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.6
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 14.5

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

Text on #809882

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #809882.
3.12:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #809882.
6.73:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #809882 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#809882
Protanopia (no red cones)
#999381
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#959183
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#7E9792

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #809882?

#809882 is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 50% red, 60% green and 51% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 40% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #809882?

Use black text. Black on #809882 has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #809882?

Its complementary colour is #988096, and analogous partners are #8A9880 and #80988E.