#577D72
Eucalyptus · medium cool green
About #577D72
#577D72 is a muted, medium shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 34% red, 49% green and 45% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 51% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Eucalyptus (ΔE 4.1); Pine comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #7D5762 — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #577D72 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 4.58:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.58:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #577D72?
#577D72 is a muted, medium shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 34% red, 49% green and 45% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 51% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #577D72?
Use white text. White on #577D72 has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #577D72?
Its complementary colour is #7D5762, and analogous partners are #577D5F and #57757D.