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#577154

Eucalyptus · medium cool green

About #577154

#577154 is a muted, medium shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 34% red, 44% green and 33% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 56% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Eucalyptus (ΔE 11.5); Hunter Green comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #6E5471 — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use medium tones like #577154 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.39:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.39:1).

Colour codes

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Red87
Green113
Blue84

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 11.5
Hunter Green
#355E3B · ΔE 11.6
Fern
#4F7942 · ΔE 16.2

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

Text on #577154

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #577154.
5.39:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #577154.
3.90:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #577154 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#577154
Protanopia (no red cones)
#736C52
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#6E6955
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#556F69

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #577154?

#577154 is a muted, medium shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 34% red, 44% green and 33% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 56% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #577154?

Use white text. White on #577154 has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #577154?

Its complementary colour is #6E5471, and analogous partners are #667154 and #54715F.