#4E776F
Eucalyptus · medium cool teal
About #4E776F
#4E776F is a muted, medium shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 47% green and 44% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 53% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Eucalyptus (ΔE 7.1); Pine comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #774E56 — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #4E776F for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 5.01:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.01:1).
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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 #4E776F?
#4E776F is a muted, medium shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 31% red, 47% green and 44% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 53% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #4E776F?
Use white text. White on #4E776F has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #4E776F?
Its complementary colour is #774E56, and analogous partners are #4E775B and #4E6B77.