#69755F
Eucalyptus · medium cool gray
About #69755F
#69755F is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 41% red, 46% green and 37% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 54% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Eucalyptus (ΔE 11.2); Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #6B5F75 — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #69755F for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 4.87:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.87:1).
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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 #69755F?
#69755F is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 41% red, 46% green and 37% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 54% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #69755F?
Use white text. White on #69755F has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #69755F?
Its complementary colour is #6B5F75, and analogous partners are #74755F and #5F7560.