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#696E56

#696e56 ≈ Feldgrau

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#696e56 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 43.14% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 21.82% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 72.5°, with 12.24% saturation and 38.43% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Feldgrau (#4d5d53), ΔE 9.85.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1483

Complementary

  1. #696e56
  2. #5b566e

Split complementary

  1. #696e56
  2. #565d6e
  3. #67566e

Analogous

  1. #6e6756
  2. #696e56
  3. #5d6e56

Triadic

  1. #696e56
  2. #56696e
  3. #6e5669

Tetradic

  1. #696e56
  2. #566e5b
  3. #5b566e
  4. #6e5669

Square

  1. #696e56
  2. #566e67
  3. #5b566e
  4. #6e565d

Monochromatic

  1. #171813
  2. #404334
  3. #696e56
  4. #91977a
  5. #b4b8a5

Shades

#696e56 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #696e56
  2. #5f634d
  3. #545845
  4. #4a4d3c
  5. #3f4234
  6. #35372b
  7. #2a2c22
  8. #20211a
  9. #151611
  10. #0b0b09
  11. #000000

Tints

#696e56 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #696e56
  2. #787d67
  3. #878b78
  4. #969a89
  5. #a5a89a
  6. #b4b7ab
  7. #c3c5bb
  8. #d2d4cc
  9. #e1e2dd
  10. #f0f1ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#696e56 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #696e56
  2. #6b705a
  3. #6e725e
  4. #707363
  5. #727567
  6. #75776b
  7. #77796f
  8. #797b73
  9. #7b7c78
  10. #7e7e7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a6c64 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #716b55 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #716c57 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6c6b67 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e6c55 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e6d57 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6b6c61 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-696e56 {
  color: #696e56;
}
Background
.bg-696e56 {
  background-color: #696e56;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-696e56 {
  border: 2px solid #696e56;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #696e56;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 110 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 12% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-696e56 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #696e56, #5d6e56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-696e56 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 110 86 / 0.35);
}

#4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 9.85 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 10.91 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 11.00 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 11.82 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 11.82 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 12.23 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 12.42 #9691a9 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Feldgrau
#696e56  rgb(105, 110, 86)  hsl(73, 12%, 38%)  Feldgrau
#5b566e  rgb(91, 86, 110)  hsl(253, 12%, 38%)  Old Lavender
#56696e  rgb(86, 105, 110)  hsl(193, 12%, 38%)  Dim Gray
#6e5669  rgb(110, 86, 105)  hsl(313, 12%, 38%)  Old Lavender