#4E7161
Eucalyptus · medium cool green
About #4E7161
With the hex code #4E7161, this is a medium green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 31% red, 44% green and 38% blue, while a printer would mix 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 56% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Eucalyptus — a ΔE of 7.8 — followed by Hunter Green. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #714E5E, a eggplant shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 5.44:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.44:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #4E7161?
With the hex code #4E7161, this is a medium green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 31% red, 44% green and 38% blue, while a printer would mix 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 56% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #4E7161?
Use white text. White on #4E7161 has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #4E7161?
Its complementary colour is #714E5E, and analogous partners are #4E7150 and #4E7071.