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#637D64

Eucalyptus · medium cool gray

About #637D64

With the hex code #637D64, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 39% red, 49% green and 39% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 51% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Eucalyptus — a ΔE of 7.1 — followed by Hunter Green. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #7D637C, a eggplant shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 4.65:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.52:1).

Colour codes

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Red99
Green125
Blue100

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 7.1
Hunter Green
#355E3B · ΔE 16.7
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 18.5

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

Text on #637D64

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #637D64.
4.52:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #637D64.
4.65:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #637D64 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#637D64
Protanopia (no red cones)
#7E7863
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#7A7565
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#607C76

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #637D64?

With the hex code #637D64, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 39% red, 49% green and 39% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 51% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #637D64?

Use black text. Black on #637D64 has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #637D64?

Its complementary colour is #7D637C, and analogous partners are #6F7D63 and #637D71.