#4E6963
Eucalyptus · medium cool teal
About #4E6963
With the hex code #4E6963, this is a medium teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 31% red, 41% green and 39% blue, while a printer would mix 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 59% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Eucalyptus — a ΔE of 12.4 — followed by Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #694E54, a eggplant shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 5.96:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.96:1).
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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 #4E6963?
With the hex code #4E6963, this is a medium teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 31% red, 41% green and 39% blue, while a printer would mix 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 59% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #4E6963?
Use white text. White on #4E6963 has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #4E6963?
Its complementary colour is #694E54, and analogous partners are #4E6955 and #4E6269.