#657A67
Eucalyptus · medium cool gray
About #657A67
#657A67 is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 40% red, 48% green and 40% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 52% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Eucalyptus (ΔE 7.1); Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #7A6578 — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #657A67 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 4.63:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.63:1).
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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 #657A67?
#657A67 is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 40% red, 48% green and 40% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 52% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #657A67?
Use white text. White on #657A67 has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #657A67?
Its complementary colour is #7A6578, and analogous partners are #6E7A65 and #657A72.