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#4E7D5F

Eucalyptus · medium cool green

About #4E7D5F

#4E7D5F is a medium, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 49% green and 37% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 51% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Eucalyptus (ΔE 10.2), with Hunter Green the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #7D4E6C (eggplant), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 4.75:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.75:1).

Colour codes

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Red78
Green125
Blue95

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 10.2
Hunter Green
#355E3B · ΔE 13.0
Bottle Green
#006A4E · ΔE 14.3

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

Text on #4E7D5F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #4E7D5F.
4.75:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #4E7D5F.
4.42:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #4E7D5F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#4E7D5F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#7D765D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#757161
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#457C75

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #4E7D5F?

#4E7D5F is a medium, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 49% green and 37% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 51% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #4E7D5F?

Use white text. White on #4E7D5F has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #4E7D5F?

Its complementary colour is #7D4E6C, and analogous partners are #557D4E and #4E7D77.