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#4E6955

Eucalyptus · medium cool green

About #4E6955

#4E6955 is a medium, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 41% green and 33% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 59% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Eucalyptus (ΔE 11.5), with Hunter Green the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #694E62 (eggplant), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 6.04:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.04:1).

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Red78
Green105
Blue85

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 11.5
Hunter Green
#355E3B · ΔE 12.6
Bottle Green
#006A4E · ΔE 19.5

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

Text on #4E6955

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #4E6955.
6.04:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #4E6955.
3.48:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #4E6955 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#4E6955
Protanopia (no red cones)
#696554
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#656156
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#4A6863

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #4E6955?

#4E6955 is a medium, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 41% green and 33% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 59% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #4E6955?

Use white text. White on #4E6955 has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #4E6955?

Its complementary colour is #694E62, and analogous partners are #55694E and #4E6963.