#4E776D
Eucalyptus · medium cool teal
About #4E776D
With the hex code #4E776D, this is a medium teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 31% red, 47% green and 43% blue, while a printer would mix 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 53% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Eucalyptus — a ΔE of 6.5 — followed by Pine. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #774E58, 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 — 5.02:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.02:1).
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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 #4E776D?
With the hex code #4E776D, this is a medium teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 31% red, 47% green and 43% blue, while a printer would mix 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 53% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #4E776D?
Use white text. White on #4E776D has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #4E776D?
Its complementary colour is #774E58, and analogous partners are #4E7759 and #4E6D77.