#4E6157
Eucalyptus · dark cool gray
About #4E6157
#4E6157 is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 38% green and 34% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 62% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Eucalyptus and Umber (ΔE 15.0), with Umber the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #614E58 (eggplant), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 6.62:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.62:1).
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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 #4E6157?
#4E6157 is a dark, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 38% green and 34% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 62% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #4E6157?
Use white text. White on #4E6157 has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #4E6157?
Its complementary colour is #614E58, and analogous partners are #4F614E and #4E6161.