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#4E6965

Eucalyptus · medium cool teal

About #4E6965

#4E6965 is a muted, medium shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 41% green and 40% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 59% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Eucalyptus (ΔE 13.0); Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #694E52 — a umber tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use medium tones like #4E6965 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 5.94:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.94:1).

Colour codes

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Red78
Green105
Blue101

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 13.0
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 15.7
Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 16.7

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

Text on #4E6965

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #4E6965.
5.94:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #4E6965.
3.53:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #4E6965 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#4E6965
Protanopia (no red cones)
#666665
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#616265
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#466A68

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #4E6965?

#4E6965 is a muted, medium shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 41% green and 40% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 59% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #4E6965?

Use white text. White on #4E6965 has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #4E6965?

Its complementary colour is #694E52, and analogous partners are #4E6957 and #4E6069.