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#4E715E

Eucalyptus · medium cool green

About #4E715E

With the hex code #4E715E, this is a medium green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 31% red, 44% green and 37% blue, while a printer would mix 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 56% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Eucalyptus — a ΔE of 8.1 — followed by Hunter Green. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #714E61, a eggplant shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.46:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.46:1).

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Red78
Green113
Blue94

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 8.1
Hunter Green
#355E3B · ΔE 13.7
Pine
#01796F · ΔE 16.7

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

Text on #4E715E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #4E715E.
5.46:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #4E715E.
3.85:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #4E715E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#4E715E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#706C5D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#6A685F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#47716C

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #4E715E?

With the hex code #4E715E, this is a medium green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 31% red, 44% green and 37% blue, while a printer would mix 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 56% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #4E715E?

Use white text. White on #4E715E has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #4E715E?

Its complementary colour is #714E61, and analogous partners are #50714E and #4E7170.