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#809E89

Eucalyptus · light cool green

About #809E89

With the hex code #809E89, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 50% red, 62% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 38% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Eucalyptus — a ΔE of 10.7 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9E8095, 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 — 7.17:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red128
Green158
Blue137

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 10.7
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.3
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 15.9

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

Text on #809E89

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #809E89.
2.93:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #809E89.
7.17:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #809E89 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#809E89
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9E9988
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#99958A
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#7C9D98

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #809E89?

With the hex code #809E89, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 50% red, 62% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 38% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #809E89?

Use black text. Black on #809E89 has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #809E89?

Its complementary colour is #9E8095, and analogous partners are #869E80 and #809E98.