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#4E6F71

Eucalyptus · medium cool teal

About #4E6F71

#4E6F71 is a muted, medium shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 44% green and 44% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 31% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Eucalyptus (ΔE 13.4); Slate Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #71504E — a umber tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use medium tones like #4E6F71 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 5.47:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.47:1).

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Red78
Green111
Blue113

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 13.4
Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 13.6
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 15.3

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

Text on #4E6F71

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #4E6F71.
5.47:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #4E6F71.
3.84:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #4E6F71 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#4E6F71
Protanopia (no red cones)
#6A6C71
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#646771
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#42716F

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #4E6F71?

#4E6F71 is a muted, medium shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 44% green and 44% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 31% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #4E6F71?

Use white text. White on #4E6F71 has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #4E6F71?

Its complementary colour is #71504E, and analogous partners are #4E7162 and #4E5E71.