#4E6156
Eucalyptus · dark cool gray
About #4E6156
With the hex code #4E6156, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 31% red, 38% green and 34% blue, while a printer would mix 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 62% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Eucalyptus — a ΔE of 14.9 — followed by Umber. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #614E59, a eggplant shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 6.63:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.63:1).
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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 #4E6156?
With the hex code #4E6156, this is a dark gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 31% red, 38% green and 34% blue, while a printer would mix 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 62% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #4E6156?
Use white text. White on #4E6156 has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #4E6156?
Its complementary colour is #614E59, and analogous partners are #50614E and #4E6160.