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#698A8A

Eucalyptus · medium cool teal

About #698A8A

With the hex code #698A8A, this is a medium teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 41% red, 54% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Eucalyptus — a ΔE of 10.1 — followed by Slate Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8A6969, a mocha shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 5.60:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

Colour codes

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Red105
Green138
Blue138

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 10.1
Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 11.8
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #698A8A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #698A8A.
3.75:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #698A8A.
5.60:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #698A8A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#698A8A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#86878A
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#7F828A
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#5E8C8A

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #698A8A?

With the hex code #698A8A, this is a medium teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 41% red, 54% green and 54% blue, while a printer would mix 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #698A8A?

Use black text. Black on #698A8A has a contrast ratio of 5.60:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #698A8A?

Its complementary colour is #8A6969, and analogous partners are #698A79 and #69798A.