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#628883

Eucalyptus · medium cool teal

About #628883

#628883 is a muted, medium shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 38% red, 53% green and 51% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 47% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Eucalyptus (ΔE 6.7); Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #886267 — a mocha tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use medium tones like #628883 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 5.37:1, a WCAG AA pass.

Colour codes

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Red98
Green136
Blue131

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 6.7
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 14.4
Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 15.2

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

Text on #628883

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #628883.
3.91:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #628883.
5.37:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #628883 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#628883
Protanopia (no red cones)
#848483
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#7D7F84
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#568A86

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #628883?

#628883 is a muted, medium shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 38% red, 53% green and 51% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 47% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #628883?

Use black text. Black on #628883 has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #628883?

Its complementary colour is #886267, and analogous partners are #628870 and #627A88.