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#4E6E6B

Eucalyptus · medium cool teal

About #4E6E6B

#4E6E6B is a medium, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 43% green and 42% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 57% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Eucalyptus (ΔE 11.6), with Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #6E4E51 (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 — 5.58:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.58:1).

Colour codes

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Red78
Green110
Blue107

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 11.6
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 15.7
Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 15.9

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

Text on #4E6E6B

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #4E6E6B.
5.58:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #4E6E6B.
3.77:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #4E6E6B appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#4E6E6B
Protanopia (no red cones)
#6B6B6B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#64666B
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#44706D

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #4E6E6B?

#4E6E6B is a medium, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 43% green and 42% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 57% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #4E6E6B?

Use white text. White on #4E6E6B has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #4E6E6B?

Its complementary colour is #6E4E51, and analogous partners are #4E6E5B and #4E616E.