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#576D4E

Hunter Green · medium cool green

About #576D4E

#576D4E is a medium, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 34% red, 43% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 57% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Hunter Green (ΔE 11.1), with Eucalyptus the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #644E6D (eggplant), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.67:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.67:1).

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Red87
Green109
Blue78

Closest named colours

Hunter Green
#355E3B · ΔE 11.1
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 13.8
Fern
#4F7942 · ΔE 16.0

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

Text on #576D4E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on hunter green #576D4E.
5.67:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on hunter green #576D4E.
3.70:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #576D4E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#576D4E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#6F684C
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#6C6650
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#576B65

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #576D4E?

#576D4E is a medium, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 34% red, 43% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 57% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #576D4E?

Use white text. White on #576D4E has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #576D4E?

Its complementary colour is #644E6D, and analogous partners are #676D4E and #4E6D54.