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#728366

Eucalyptus · medium cool green

About #728366

#728366 is a muted, medium shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 45% red, 51% green and 40% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 49% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Eucalyptus (ΔE 10.5); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #776683 — a slate gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use medium tones like #728366 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 5.15:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

Colour codes

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Red114
Green131
Blue102

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 10.5
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 17.0
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 18.1

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

Text on #728366

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #728366.
4.07:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #728366.
5.15:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #728366 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#728366
Protanopia (no red cones)
#867F64
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#837D67
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#73807B

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #728366?

#728366 is a muted, medium shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 45% red, 51% green and 40% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 49% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #728366?

Use black text. Black on #728366 has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #728366?

Its complementary colour is #776683, and analogous partners are #818366 and #668369.