#6E7B60
Eucalyptus · medium cool green
About #6E7B60
#6E7B60 is a muted, medium shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 43% red, 48% green and 38% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 52% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Eucalyptus (ΔE 11.4); Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #6D607B — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #6E7B60 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 4.67:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.50:1).
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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 #6E7B60?
#6E7B60 is a muted, medium shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 43% red, 48% green and 38% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 52% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #6E7B60?
Use black text. Black on #6E7B60 has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #6E7B60?
Its complementary colour is #6D607B, and analogous partners are #7B7B60 and #617B60.