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#607D79

Eucalyptus · medium cool teal

About #607D79

With the hex code #607D79, this is a medium teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 38% red, 49% green and 47% blue, while a printer would mix 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 51% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Eucalyptus — a ΔE of 8.2 — followed by Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #7D6064, a umber shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 4.71:1, a WCAG AA pass.

Colour codes

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Red96
Green125
Blue121

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 8.2
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 11.9
Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #607D79

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #607D79.
4.46:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #607D79.
4.71:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #607D79 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#607D79
Protanopia (no red cones)
#7A7A79
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#747679
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#587E7C

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #607D79?

With the hex code #607D79, this is a medium teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 38% red, 49% green and 47% blue, while a printer would mix 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 51% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #607D79?

Use black text. Black on #607D79 has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #607D79?

Its complementary colour is #7D6064, and analogous partners are #607D6A and #60737D.