#698264
Eucalyptus · medium cool green
About #698264
#698264 is a muted, medium shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 41% red, 51% green and 39% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 49% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Eucalyptus (ΔE 9.2); Fern comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #7D6482 — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #698264 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 4.98:1 (a WCAG AA pass).
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #698264
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #698264 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #698264?
#698264 is a muted, medium shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 41% red, 51% green and 39% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 49% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #698264?
Use black text. Black on #698264 has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #698264?
Its complementary colour is #7D6482, and analogous partners are #788264 and #64826E.