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#696D4E

Eucalyptus · medium warm green

About #696D4E

#696D4E is a medium, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 41% red, 43% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 57% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is somewhere between Eucalyptus and Umber (ΔE 17.5), with Umber the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #524E6D (eggplant), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.39:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.39:1).

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Red105
Green109
Blue78

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 17.5
Umber
#635147 · ΔE 17.8
Hunter Green
#355E3B · ΔE 17.9

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

Text on #696D4E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #696D4E.
5.39:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #696D4E.
3.90:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #696D4E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#696D4E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#726A4C
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#716B4F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#6D6965

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #696D4E?

#696D4E is a medium, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 41% red, 43% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 57% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #696D4E?

Use white text. White on #696D4E has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #696D4E?

Its complementary colour is #524E6D, and analogous partners are #6D624E and #5A6D4E.