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#5F7253

Eucalyptus · medium cool green

About #5F7253

#5F7253 is a medium, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 37% red, 45% green and 33% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 55% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Eucalyptus (ΔE 13.0), with Hunter Green the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #665372 (eggplant), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 5.23:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.23:1).

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Red95
Green114
Blue83

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 13.0
Hunter Green
#355E3B · ΔE 13.5
Fern
#4F7942 · ΔE 16.5

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

Text on #5F7253

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #5F7253.
5.23:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #5F7253.
4.02:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #5F7253 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#5F7253
Protanopia (no red cones)
#756D51
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#726C54
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#5F6F6A

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #5F7253?

#5F7253 is a medium, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 37% red, 45% green and 33% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 55% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #5F7253?

Use white text. White on #5F7253 has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #5F7253?

Its complementary colour is #665372, and analogous partners are #6F7253 and #537257.