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#697C56

#697c56 ≈ Fern Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#697c56 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 48.63% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 30.65% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 90°, with 18.1% saturation and 41.18% 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fern Green (#4f7942), ΔE 6.89.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1809

Complementary

  1. #697c56
  2. #69567c

Split complementary

  1. #697c56
  2. #56567c
  3. #7c567c

Analogous

  1. #7c7c56
  2. #697c56
  3. #567c56

Triadic

  1. #697c56
  2. #56697c
  3. #7c5669

Tetradic

  1. #697c56
  2. #567c69
  3. #69567c
  4. #7c5669

Square

  1. #697c56
  2. #567c7c
  3. #69567c
  4. #7c5656

Monochromatic

  1. #1d2217
  2. #434f37
  3. #697c56
  4. #8fa37b
  5. #b6c3a8

Shades

#697c56 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #697c56
  2. #5f704d
  3. #546345
  4. #4a573c
  5. #3f4a34
  6. #353e2b
  7. #2a3222
  8. #20251a
  9. #151911
  10. #0b0c09
  11. #000000

Tints

#697c56 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #697c56
  2. #788967
  3. #879678
  4. #96a389
  5. #a5b09a
  6. #b4beab
  7. #c3cbbb
  8. #d2d8cc
  9. #e1e5dd
  10. #f0f2ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#697c56 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #697c56
  2. #6b7c5a
  3. #6e7d5e
  4. #707d63
  5. #727e67
  6. #757e6b
  7. #777e6f
  8. #797f73
  9. #7b7f78
  10. #7e807c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #71786b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #807754 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d7658 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6a7972 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #777955 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #757857 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6a7a68 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-697c56 {
  color: #697c56;
}
Background
.bg-697c56 {
  background-color: #697c56;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-697c56 {
  border: 2px solid #697c56;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #697c56;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 124 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 18% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-697c56 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #697c56, #567c56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-697c56 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 124 86 / 0.35);
}

#4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 6.89 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 9.10 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.48 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 10.10 #40826d Viridian ΔE 12.10 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 12.12 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 12.35 #9683a9 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Fern Green
#697c56  rgb(105, 124, 86)  hsl(90, 18%, 41%)  Fern Green
#69567c  rgb(105, 86, 124)  hsl(270, 18%, 41%)  Old Lavender
#56697c  rgb(86, 105, 124)  hsl(210, 18%, 41%)  Queen Blue
#7c5669  rgb(124, 86, 105)  hsl(330, 18%, 41%)  Mauve Taupe