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#53675F

Eucalyptus · medium cool gray

About #53675F

#53675F is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 40% green and 37% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 60% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Eucalyptus (ΔE 13.2); Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #67535B — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use medium tones like #53675F for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 6.05:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.05:1).

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Red83
Green103
Blue95

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 13.2
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 15.2
Umber
#635147 · ΔE 17.5

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

Text on #53675F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #53675F.
6.05:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #53675F.
3.47:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #53675F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#53675F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#66645F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#62625F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#4F6765

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #53675F?

#53675F is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 40% green and 37% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 60% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #53675F?

Use white text. White on #53675F has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #53675F?

Its complementary colour is #67535B, and analogous partners are #536755 and #536567.