#609EA2
Eucalyptus · light cool teal
About #609EA2
#609EA2 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 38% red, 62% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 41% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Eucalyptus and Teal (ΔE 15.7); Teal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A26460 — a rose gold tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #609EA2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 6.91:1 (a WCAG AA pass).
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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 #609EA2?
#609EA2 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 38% red, 62% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 41% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #609EA2?
Use black text. Black on #609EA2 has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #609EA2?
Its complementary colour is #A26460, and analogous partners are #60A285 and #607DA2.