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#60745F

Eucalyptus · medium cool gray

About #60745F

#60745F is a medium, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 38% red, 45% green and 37% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 55% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Eucalyptus (ΔE 9.0), with Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #735F74 (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 — 5.05:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.05:1).

Colour codes

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Red96
Green116
Blue95

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 9.0
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 16.5
Hunter Green
#355E3B · ΔE 16.6

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

Text on #60745F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #60745F.
5.05:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #60745F.
4.16:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #60745F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#60745F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#75705E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#726E60
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#5E736E

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #60745F?

#60745F is a medium, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 38% red, 45% green and 37% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 55% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #60745F?

Use white text. White on #60745F has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #60745F?

Its complementary colour is #735F74, and analogous partners are #6A745F and #5F7469.