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#849C8A

Eucalyptus · light cool gray

About #849C8A

With the hex code #849C8A, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 52% red, 61% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 39% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Eucalyptus — a ΔE of 11.1 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9C8496, a taupe shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.10:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red132
Green156
Blue138

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 11.1
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 13.2
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #849C8A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #849C8A.
2.96:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #849C8A.
7.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #849C8A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#849C8A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9C9889
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#98958B
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#819B97

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #849C8A?

With the hex code #849C8A, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 52% red, 61% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 39% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #849C8A?

Use black text. Black on #849C8A has a contrast ratio of 7.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #849C8A?

Its complementary colour is #9C8496, and analogous partners are #8A9C84 and #849C96.