#5E705D
Eucalyptus · medium cool gray
About #5E705D
#5E705D is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 37% red, 44% green and 36% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 56% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Eucalyptus (ΔE 10.2); Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #6F5D70 — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #5E705D for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 5.31:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.31:1).
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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 #5E705D?
#5E705D is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 37% red, 44% green and 36% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 56% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #5E705D?
Use white text. White on #5E705D has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #5E705D?
Its complementary colour is #6F5D70, and analogous partners are #68705D and #5D7066.