#809B95
Eucalyptus · light cool gray
About #809B95
With the hex code #809B95, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 50% red, 61% green and 58% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 39% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Eucalyptus — a ΔE of 12.1 — followed by Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9B8086, a taupe shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 7.04:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #809B95?
With the hex code #809B95, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 50% red, 61% green and 58% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 39% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #809B95?
Use black text. Black on #809B95 has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #809B95?
Its complementary colour is #9B8086, and analogous partners are #809B88 and #80939B.