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#4E6D64

Eucalyptus · medium cool green

About #4E6D64

#4E6D64 is a muted, medium shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 43% green and 39% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 57% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Eucalyptus (ΔE 10.0); Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #6D4E57 — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use medium tones like #4E6D64 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.68:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.68:1).

Colour codes

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Red78
Green109
Blue100

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 10.0
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 16.8
Dark Teal
#014D4E · ΔE 17.6

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

Text on #4E6D64

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #4E6D64.
5.68:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #4E6D64.
3.70:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #4E6D64 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#4E6D64
Protanopia (no red cones)
#6B6964
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#656565
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#466E6A

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #4E6D64?

#4E6D64 is a muted, medium shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 43% green and 39% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 57% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #4E6D64?

Use white text. White on #4E6D64 has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #4E6D64?

Its complementary colour is #6D4E57, and analogous partners are #4E6D55 and #4E666D.