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#4E9877

Eucalyptus · medium cool green

About #4E9877

#4E9877 is a medium, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 60% green and 47% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 40% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is somewhere between Eucalyptus and Pine (ΔE 16.3), with Pine the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #984E6F (rose gold), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 6.08:1, a WCAG AA pass.

Colour codes

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Red78
Green152
Blue119

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 16.3
Pine
#01796F · ΔE 17.7
Bottle Green
#006A4E · ΔE 18.4

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

Text on #4E9877

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #4E9877.
3.45:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #4E9877.
6.08:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #4E9877 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#4E9877
Protanopia (no red cones)
#968F75
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#8B8779
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#37988F

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #4E9877?

#4E9877 is a medium, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 60% green and 47% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 40% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #4E9877?

Use black text. Black on #4E9877 has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #4E9877?

Its complementary colour is #984E6F, and analogous partners are #4E9852 and #4E9498.