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#697E2A

#697e2a ≈ Avocado

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#697e2a 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, 49.41% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 66.67% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 75°, with 50% saturation and 32.94% 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 corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Avocado (#568203), ΔE 5.2.

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Web safe#666633
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Relative luminance0.1809

Complementary

  1. #697e2a
  2. #3f2a7e

Split complementary

  1. #697e2a
  2. #2a3f7e
  3. #692a7e

Analogous

  1. #7e692a
  2. #697e2a
  3. #3f7e2a

Triadic

  1. #697e2a
  2. #2a697e
  3. #7e2a69

Tetradic

  1. #697e2a
  2. #2a7e3f
  3. #3f2a7e
  4. #7e2a69

Square

  1. #697e2a
  2. #2a7e69
  3. #3f2a7e
  4. #7e2a3f

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0f05
  2. #394517
  3. #697e2a
  4. #99b73d
  5. #b8d071

Shades

#697e2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #697e2a
  2. #5f7126
  3. #546522
  4. #4a581d
  5. #3f4c19
  6. #353f15
  7. #2a3211
  8. #20260d
  9. #151908
  10. #0b0d04
  11. #000000

Tints

#697e2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #697e2a
  2. #788b3f
  3. #879855
  4. #96a56a
  5. #a5b27f
  6. #b4bf95
  7. #c3cbaa
  8. #d2d8bf
  9. #e1e5d4
  10. #f0f2ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#697e2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #697e2a
  2. #6b7e33
  3. #6e7e3b
  4. #707f44
  5. #727f4c
  6. #757f55
  7. #777f5e
  8. #797f66
  9. #7b806f
  10. #7e8077
  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 #717960 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #85761f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #837630 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6e786d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b7a24 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #79792e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6c7a59 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-697e2a {
  color: #697e2a;
}
Background
.bg-697e2a {
  background-color: #697e2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-697e2a {
  border: 2px solid #697e2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #697e2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 126 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 50% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-697e2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #697e2a, #3f7e2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-697e2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 126 42 / 0.35);
}

#568203 Avocado ΔE 5.20 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 5.73 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.13 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 8.31 #808000 Olive ΔE 8.31 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 9.06 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.49 #9681d5 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Avocado
#697e2a  rgb(105, 126, 42)  hsl(75, 50%, 33%)  Avocado
#3f2a7e  rgb(63, 42, 126)  hsl(255, 50%, 33%)  Dark Slate Blue
#2a697e  rgb(42, 105, 126)  hsl(195, 50%, 33%)  Teal Blue
#7e2a69  rgb(126, 42, 105)  hsl(315, 50%, 33%)  Byzantium