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#697C2A

#697c2a ≈ Avocado

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#697c2a is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 48.63% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 66.13% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 73.9°, with 49.4% saturation and 32.55% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Avocado (#568203), ΔE 5.71.

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Web safe#666633
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Relative luminance0.1759

Complementary

  1. #697c2a
  2. #3d2a7c

Split complementary

  1. #697c2a
  2. #2a407c
  3. #662a7c

Analogous

  1. #7c662a
  2. #697c2a
  3. #407c2a

Triadic

  1. #697c2a
  2. #2a697c
  3. #7c2a69

Tetradic

  1. #697c2a
  2. #2a7c3d
  3. #3d2a7c
  4. #7c2a69

Square

  1. #697c2a
  2. #2a7c66
  3. #3d2a7c
  4. #7c2a40

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0f05
  2. #394317
  3. #697c2a
  4. #99b53d
  5. #b9cf70

Shades

#697c2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #697c2a
  2. #5f7026
  3. #546322
  4. #4a571d
  5. #3f4a19
  6. #353e15
  7. #2a3211
  8. #20250d
  9. #151908
  10. #0b0c04
  11. #000000

Tints

#697c2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #697c2a
  2. #78893f
  3. #879655
  4. #96a36a
  5. #a5b07f
  6. #b4be95
  7. #c3cbaa
  8. #d2d8bf
  9. #e1e5d4
  10. #f0f2ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#697c2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #697c2a
  2. #6b7c33
  3. #6e7d3b
  4. #707d44
  5. #727e4c
  6. #757e55
  7. #777e5e
  8. #797f66
  9. #7b7f6f
  10. #7e8077
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #70775f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #847520 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817430 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6f766b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a7824 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #78782e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6c7858 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-697c2a {
  color: #697c2a;
}
Background
.bg-697c2a {
  background-color: #697c2a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-697c2a {
  border: 2px solid #697c2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #697c2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 124 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 49% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-697c2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #697c2a, #407c2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-697c2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 124 42 / 0.35);
}

#568203 Avocado ΔE 5.71 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 5.95 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.93 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 7.74 #808000 Olive ΔE 8.27 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 9.02 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 12.00 #9683d5 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Avocado
#697c2a  rgb(105, 124, 42)  hsl(74, 49%, 33%)  Avocado
#3d2a7c  rgb(61, 42, 124)  hsl(254, 49%, 33%)  Dark Slate Blue
#2a697c  rgb(42, 105, 124)  hsl(194, 49%, 33%)  Teal Blue
#7c2a69  rgb(124, 42, 105)  hsl(314, 49%, 33%)  Byzantium