#809E9A
Eucalyptus · light cool teal
About #809E9A
#809E9A is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 50% red, 62% green and 60% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 38% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Eucalyptus (ΔE 13.2); Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #9E8084 — a taupe tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #809E9A for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.28:1 (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 #809E9A?
#809E9A is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 50% red, 62% green and 60% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 38% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #809E9A?
Use black text. Black on #809E9A has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #809E9A?
Its complementary colour is #9E8084, and analogous partners are #809E8B and #80939E.