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#57716D

Eucalyptus · medium cool teal

About #57716D

With the hex code #57716D, this is a medium teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 34% red, 44% green and 43% blue, while a printer would mix 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 56% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Eucalyptus — a ΔE of 10.8 — followed by Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #71575B, a umber shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 5.27:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.27:1).

Colour codes

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Red87
Green113
Blue109

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 10.8
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 13.2
Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 14.7

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

Text on #57716D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #57716D.
5.27:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #57716D.
3.99:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #57716D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#57716D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#6E6E6D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#696A6D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#507270

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #57716D?

With the hex code #57716D, this is a medium teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 34% red, 44% green and 43% blue, while a printer would mix 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 56% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #57716D?

Use white text. White on #57716D has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #57716D?

Its complementary colour is #71575B, and analogous partners are #577160 and #576871.