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#676D4E

Eucalyptus · medium warm green

About #676D4E

#676D4E is a muted, medium shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 40% red, 43% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 57% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Eucalyptus and Hunter Green (ΔE 16.9); Hunter Green comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #544E6D — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use medium tones like #676D4E for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.42:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.42:1).

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Red103
Green109
Blue78

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 16.9
Hunter Green
#355E3B · ΔE 17.1
Umber
#635147 · ΔE 18.2

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

Text on #676D4E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #676D4E.
5.42:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #676D4E.
3.87:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #676D4E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#676D4E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#716A4C
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#716A4F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#6A6A65

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #676D4E?

#676D4E is a muted, medium shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 40% red, 43% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 57% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #676D4E?

Use white text. White on #676D4E has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #676D4E?

Its complementary colour is #544E6D, and analogous partners are #6D644E and #586D4E.