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#6C7A67

Eucalyptus · medium cool gray

About #6C7A67

With the hex code #6C7A67, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 42% red, 48% green and 40% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 52% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Eucalyptus — a ΔE of 9.4 — followed by Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #75677A, a slate gray shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 4.62:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.55:1).

Colour codes

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Red108
Green122
Blue103

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 9.4
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 13.2
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 17.0

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

Text on #6C7A67

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #6C7A67.
4.55:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #6C7A67.
4.62:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #6C7A67 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#6C7A67
Protanopia (no red cones)
#7C7766
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#797568
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#6C7875

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #6C7A67?

With the hex code #6C7A67, this is a medium gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 42% red, 48% green and 40% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 52% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #6C7A67?

Use black text. Black on #6C7A67 has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #6C7A67?

Its complementary colour is #75677A, and analogous partners are #767A67 and #677A6B.