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#697C42

#697c42 ≈ Fern Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#697c42 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, 48.63% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 46.77% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 79.66°, with 30.53% saturation and 37.25% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fern Green (#4f7942), ΔE 6.25.

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Relative luminance0.1781

Complementary

  1. #697c42
  2. #55427c

Split complementary

  1. #697c42
  2. #424c7c
  3. #72427c

Analogous

  1. #7c7242
  2. #697c42
  3. #4c7c42

Triadic

  1. #697c42
  2. #42697c
  3. #7c4269

Tetradic

  1. #697c42
  2. #427c55
  3. #55427c
  4. #7c4269

Square

  1. #697c42
  2. #427c72
  3. #55427c
  4. #7c424c

Monochromatic

  1. #14180d
  2. #3f4a27
  3. #697c42
  4. #92aa60
  5. #b4c592

Shades

#697c42 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #697c42
  2. #5f703b
  3. #546335
  4. #4a572e
  5. #3f4a28
  6. #353e21
  7. #2a321a
  8. #202514
  9. #15190d
  10. #0b0c07
  11. #000000

Tints

#697c42 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #697c42
  2. #788955
  3. #879668
  4. #96a37b
  5. #a5b08e
  6. #b4bea1
  7. #c3cbb3
  8. #d2d8c6
  9. #e1e5d9
  10. #f0f2ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#697c42 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #697c42
  2. #6b7c48
  3. #6e7d4e
  4. #707d55
  5. #727e5b
  6. #757e61
  7. #777e67
  8. #797f6d
  9. #7b7f74
  10. #7e807a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #707864 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #82763d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7545 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6d776e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #79783f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #777844 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6b7960 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-697c42 {
  color: #697c42;
}
Background
.bg-697c42 {
  background-color: #697c42;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-697c42 {
  border: 2px solid #697c42;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #697c42;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 124 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 80 31% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-697c42 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #697c42, #4c7c42);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-697c42 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 124 66 / 0.35);
}

#4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 6.25 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 6.44 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 6.80 #568203 Avocado ΔE 8.91 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.29 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.17 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.73 #9683bd Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Fern Green
#697c42  rgb(105, 124, 66)  hsl(80, 31%, 37%)  Fern Green
#55427c  rgb(85, 66, 124)  hsl(260, 31%, 37%)  Dark Slate Blue
#42697c  rgb(66, 105, 124)  hsl(200, 31%, 37%)  Teal Blue
#7c4269  rgb(124, 66, 105)  hsl(320, 31%, 37%)  Twilight Lavender