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#809F90

Eucalyptus · light cool green

About #809F90

#809F90 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 50% red, 62% green and 56% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 38% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Eucalyptus (ΔE 10.9); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #9F808F — a taupe tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #809F90 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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Red128
Green159
Blue144

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 10.9
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 14.9
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 15.1

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

Text on #809F90

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #809F90.
2.88:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #809F90.
7.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #809F90 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#809F90
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9E9A8F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#989691
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#7A9F9B

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #809F90?

#809F90 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 50% red, 62% green and 56% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 38% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #809F90?

Use black text. Black on #809F90 has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #809F90?

Its complementary colour is #9F808F, and analogous partners are #809F81 and #809E9F.