#597471
Eucalyptus · medium cool teal
About #597471
With the hex code #597471, this is a medium teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 35% red, 45% green and 44% blue, while a printer would mix 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 55% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Eucalyptus — a ΔE of 10.4 — followed by Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #74595C, 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 — 5.05:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.05:1).
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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 #597471?
With the hex code #597471, this is a medium teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 35% red, 45% green and 44% blue, while a printer would mix 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 55% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #597471?
Use white text. White on #597471 has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #597471?
Its complementary colour is #74595C, and analogous partners are #597464 and #596A74.