#48635F
Eucalyptus · dark cool teal
About #48635F
#48635F is a muted, dark shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 28% red, 39% green and 37% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 61% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Eucalyptus (ΔE 14.9); Dark Teal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #63484C — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #48635F for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 6.51:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.51:1).
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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 #48635F?
#48635F is a muted, dark shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 28% red, 39% green and 37% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 61% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #48635F?
Use white text. White on #48635F has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #48635F?
Its complementary colour is #63484C, and analogous partners are #486352 and #485A63.