#6B7253
Eucalyptus · medium warm green
About #6B7253
#6B7253 is a medium, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 42% red, 45% green and 33% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 55% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is somewhere between Eucalyptus and Hunter Green (ΔE 15.7), with Hunter Green the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #5A5372 (eggplant), its complementary partner.
Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 5.05:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.05:1).
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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 #6B7253?
#6B7253 is a medium, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 42% red, 45% green and 33% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 55% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #6B7253?
Use white text. White on #6B7253 has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #6B7253?
Its complementary colour is #5A5372, and analogous partners are #726A53 and #5C7253.