#657A71
Eucalyptus · medium cool gray
About #657A71
With the hex code #657A71, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 40% red, 48% green and 44% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 52% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Eucalyptus — a ΔE of 8.1 — followed by Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #7A656E, a taupe shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 4.59:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.59:1).
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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 #657A71?
With the hex code #657A71, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 40% red, 48% green and 44% blue, while a printer would mix 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 52% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #657A71?
Use white text. White on #657A71 has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #657A71?
Its complementary colour is #7A656E, and analogous partners are #657A66 and #65797A.