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#697E2C

#697e2c ≈ Avocado

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#697e2c 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 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 65.08% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 75.37°, with 48.24% saturation and 33.33% 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 5.36.

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Web safe#666633
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Relative luminance0.1811

Complementary

  1. #697e2c
  2. #412c7e

Split complementary

  1. #697e2c
  2. #2c407e
  3. #6a2c7e

Analogous

  1. #7e6a2c
  2. #697e2c
  3. #407e2c

Triadic

  1. #697e2c
  2. #2c697e
  3. #7e2c69

Tetradic

  1. #697e2c
  2. #2c7e41
  3. #412c7e
  4. #7e2c69

Square

  1. #697e2c
  2. #2c7e6a
  3. #412c7e
  4. #7e2c40

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0f05
  2. #3a4518
  3. #697e2c
  4. #98b740
  5. #b7cf74

Shades

#697e2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #697e2c
  2. #5f7128
  3. #546523
  4. #4a581f
  5. #3f4c1a
  6. #353f16
  7. #2a3212
  8. #20260d
  9. #151909
  10. #0b0d04
  11. #000000

Tints

#697e2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #697e2c
  2. #788b41
  3. #879856
  4. #96a56b
  5. #a5b280
  6. #b4bf96
  7. #c3cbab
  8. #d2d8c0
  9. #e1e5d5
  10. #f0f2ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#697e2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #697e2c
  2. #6b7e34
  3. #6e7e3d
  4. #707f45
  5. #727f4e
  6. #757f56
  7. #777f5e
  8. #797f67
  9. #7b806f
  10. #7e8078
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #717961 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #857622 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #837632 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6e786d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b7a26 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #797930 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6c7a5a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-697e2c {
  color: #697e2c;
}
Background
.bg-697e2c {
  background-color: #697e2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-697e2c {
  border: 2px solid #697e2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #697e2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 126 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 48% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-697e2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #697e2c, #407e2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-697e2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 126 44 / 0.35);
}

#568203 Avocado ΔE 5.36 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 5.62 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.23 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 8.16 #808000 Olive ΔE 8.53 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 8.81 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.37 #9681d3 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Avocado
#697e2c  rgb(105, 126, 44)  hsl(75, 48%, 33%)  Avocado
#412c7e  rgb(65, 44, 126)  hsl(255, 48%, 33%)  Dark Slate Blue
#2c697e  rgb(44, 105, 126)  hsl(195, 48%, 33%)  Teal Blue
#7e2c69  rgb(126, 44, 105)  hsl(315, 48%, 33%)  Byzantium