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#607D60

Eucalyptus · medium cool green

About #607D60

#607D60 is a muted, medium shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 38% red, 49% green and 38% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 51% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Eucalyptus (ΔE 8.6); Hunter Green comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #7D607D — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use medium tones like #607D60 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 4.60:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.57:1).

Colour codes

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Red96
Green125
Blue96

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 8.6
Hunter Green
#355E3B · ΔE 15.1
Fern
#4F7942 · ΔE 16.3

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

Text on #607D60

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #607D60.
4.57:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #607D60.
4.60:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #607D60 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#607D60
Protanopia (no red cones)
#7E785E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#797461
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#5D7B75

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #607D60?

#607D60 is a muted, medium shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 38% red, 49% green and 38% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 51% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #607D60?

Use black text. Black on #607D60 has a contrast ratio of 4.60:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #607D60?

Its complementary colour is #7D607D, and analogous partners are #6F7D60 and #607D6F.