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#6D7B60

Eucalyptus · medium cool green

About #6D7B60

#6D7B60 is a medium, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 43% red, 48% green and 38% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 52% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Eucalyptus (ΔE 11.1), with Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #6E607B (eggplant), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 4.65:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.51:1).

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Red109
Green123
Blue96

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 11.1
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 17.2
Hunter Green
#355E3B · ΔE 18.6

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

Text on #6D7B60

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #6D7B60.
4.51:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #6D7B60.
4.65:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #6D7B60 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#6D7B60
Protanopia (no red cones)
#7E775E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#7C7661
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#6E7974

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #6D7B60?

#6D7B60 is a medium, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 43% red, 48% green and 38% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 52% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #6D7B60?

Use black text. Black on #6D7B60 has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #6D7B60?

Its complementary colour is #6E607B, and analogous partners are #7B7B60 and #607B61.