Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus is a muted and earth tone green color with HEX #5F8575. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 95, 133, 117, HSL 155, 17%, 45%, cool temperature, and is useful for natural palettes, wellness branding, and sustainability design.

#5F8575 green cool mutedearth-tone
HEX #5F8575
RGB rgb(95, 133, 117)
HSL hsl(155 17% 45%)
CMYK cmyk(29, 0, 12, 48)
Luminance 0.2049
Contrast Black 5.1:1White 4.12:1

CSS Utilities

--color-eucalyptus: #5F8575;
.bg-eucalyptus { background-color: #5F8575; }
.text-eucalyptus { color: #5F8575; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.2049
Black text5.1:1AA Pass
White text4.12:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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    133,
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    17,
    45
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  "cmyk": [
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    0,
    12,
    48
  ],
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  "contrast": {
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  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "AAA": []
}
Harmonies
{
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  ],
  "triadic": [
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    "#86765F"
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    "#865F6F",
    "#83865F"
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    "#86625F"
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    "#5F8575",
    "#395147"
  ]
}
Variants
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  "dark": "#395147",
  "saturated": "#46A07A",
  "desaturated": "#737373",
  "pastel": "#B1B4B3",
  "neon": "#0FFF9B"
}
Pairings
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    "#5F8662",
    "#5F8386"
  ],
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  ],
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    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
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    "#000000"
  ],
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    "#91B1A3",
    "#737373"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
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}
Full JSON dataset 
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  "hex": "#5F8575",
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    "wellness branding",
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  ],
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      "nature",
      "growth",
      "balance"
    ],
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      "outdoor brands",
      "gardening",
      "organic products"
    ],
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    ]
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  "aliases": [],
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  "confidence": "medium",
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  "origin": {
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    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "green",
  "temperature": "cool",
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  ],
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    "neon": "#0FFF9B"
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  },
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      "#91B1A3"
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      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
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}
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Color meaning and use

About Eucalyptus Color

Eucalyptus sits in the green family with cool temperature and muted and earth tone visual character. Eucalyptus is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include nature, growth, and balance, which makes it relevant for wellness and outdoor brands. In design work, Eucalyptus is most useful for natural palettes, wellness branding, and sustainability design, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Green color familyBrowse named green colors and compare nearby swatches.Cool colorsExplore colors with cool temperature behavior.Muted colorsFind colors with muted visual character.Earth Tone colorsFind colors with earth tone visual character.Eucalyptus accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #5F8575.Eucalyptus CSS utilitiesUse Eucalyptus in CSS variables and utility classes.#5F8575 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Eucalyptus paletteOpen the generated palette based on Eucalyptus.Eucalyptus harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Eucalyptus against black and white text.

Black text5.1:1AA Pass
White text4.12:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000
AAA text optionsNone in seed set
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Agave#6F8F72
Oxidized Copper#6E7F80
Smoke#738276
Labradorite#607D8B
Steel Gray#71797E

Color Harmonies

#865F6F#865F6F
#5F8662#5F8662
#5F8386#5F8386
#765F86#765F86
#86765F#86765F
Open full Eucalyptus harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#91B1A3#91B1A3
#395147#395147
#46A07A#46A07A
#737373#737373
#B1B4B3#B1B4B3
#0FFF9B#0FFF9B

Pairings

Black#000000
#865F6F#865F6F
#5F8662#5F8662
#5F8386#5F8386
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5