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#657B60

Eucalyptus · medium cool green

About #657B60

#657B60 is a muted, medium shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 40% red, 48% green and 38% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 52% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Eucalyptus (ΔE 9.0); Hunter Green comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #76607B — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use medium tones like #657B60 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 4.61:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.61:1).

Colour codes

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Red101
Green123
Blue96

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 9.0
Hunter Green
#355E3B · ΔE 16.4
Fern
#4F7942 · ΔE 18.4

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

Text on #657B60

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #657B60.
4.61:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #657B60.
4.56:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #657B60 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#657B60
Protanopia (no red cones)
#7D765E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#797461
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#647974

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #657B60?

#657B60 is a muted, medium shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 40% red, 48% green and 38% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 52% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #657B60?

Use white text. White on #657B60 has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #657B60?

Its complementary colour is #76607B, and analogous partners are #727B60 and #607B69.