#4E635A
Eucalyptus · medium cool gray
About #4E635A
With the hex code #4E635A, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 31% red, 39% green and 35% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 61% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Eucalyptus — a ΔE of 14.3 — followed by Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #634E57, a eggplant shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 6.45:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.45:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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›What colour is #4E635A?
With the hex code #4E635A, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 31% red, 39% green and 35% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 61% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #4E635A?
Use white text. White on #4E635A has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #4E635A?
Its complementary colour is #634E57, and analogous partners are #4E6350 and #4E6163.