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#4E6661

Eucalyptus · medium cool teal

About #4E6661

#4E6661 is a medium, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 40% green and 38% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 60% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Eucalyptus (ΔE 13.8), with Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #664E53 (umber), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 6.18:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.18:1).

Colour codes

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Red78
Green102
Blue97

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 13.8
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 16.0
Charcoal
#36454F · ΔE 16.5

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

Text on #4E6661

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #4E6661.
6.18:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #4E6661.
3.40:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #4E6661 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#4E6661
Protanopia (no red cones)
#646361
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#5F6061
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#486764

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #4E6661?

#4E6661 is a medium, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 40% green and 38% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 60% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #4E6661?

Use white text. White on #4E6661 has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #4E6661?

Its complementary colour is #664E53, and analogous partners are #4E6655 and #4E5F66.