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#697C4B

#697c4b ≈ Fern Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#697c4b 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 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 39.52% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 83.27°, with 24.62% saturation and 39.02% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fern Green (#4f7942), ΔE 5.95.

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Web safe#666633
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Relative luminance0.1793

Complementary

  1. #697c4b
  2. #5e4b7c

Split complementary

  1. #697c4b
  2. #4b507c
  3. #774b7c

Analogous

  1. #7c774b
  2. #697c4b
  3. #507c4b

Triadic

  1. #697c4b
  2. #4b697c
  3. #7c4b69

Tetradic

  1. #697c4b
  2. #4b7c5e
  3. #5e4b7c
  4. #7c4b69

Square

  1. #697c4b
  2. #4b7c77
  3. #5e4b7c
  4. #7c4b50

Monochromatic

  1. #181d11
  2. #414c2e
  3. #697c4b
  4. #90a76d
  5. #b4c39d

Shades

#697c4b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #697c4b
  2. #5f7044
  3. #54633c
  4. #4a5735
  5. #3f4a2d
  6. #353e26
  7. #2a321e
  8. #202517
  9. #15190f
  10. #0b0c08
  11. #000000

Tints

#697c4b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #697c4b
  2. #78895d
  3. #87966f
  4. #96a381
  5. #a5b093
  6. #b4bea5
  7. #c3cbb7
  8. #d2d8c9
  9. #e1e5db
  10. #f0f2ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#697c4b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #697c4b
  2. #6b7c50
  3. #6e7d56
  4. #707d5b
  5. #727e60
  6. #757e66
  7. #777e6b
  8. #797f70
  9. #7b7f75
  10. #7e807b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #717867 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #817647 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e754d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6c7870 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #787949 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #76784c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6b7963 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-697c4b {
  color: #697c4b;
}
Background
.bg-697c4b {
  background-color: #697c4b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-697c4b {
  border: 2px solid #697c4b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #697c4b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 124 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 25% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-697c4b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #697c4b, #507c4b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-697c4b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 124 75 / 0.35);
}

#4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 5.95 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 7.41 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 7.75 #568203 Avocado ΔE 10.76 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 10.90 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.41 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 12.18 #9683b4 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Fern Green
#697c4b  rgb(105, 124, 75)  hsl(83, 25%, 39%)  Fern Green
#5e4b7c  rgb(94, 75, 124)  hsl(263, 25%, 39%)  Dark Slate Blue
#4b697c  rgb(75, 105, 124)  hsl(203, 25%, 39%)  Queen Blue
#7c4b69  rgb(124, 75, 105)  hsl(323, 25%, 39%)  Twilight Lavender