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#697C4E

#697c4e ≈ Fern Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#697c4e 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 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 37.1% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 84.78°, with 22.77% saturation and 39.61% 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 6.06.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1797

Complementary

  1. #697c4e
  2. #614e7c

Split complementary

  1. #697c4e
  2. #4e527c
  3. #784e7c

Analogous

  1. #7c784e
  2. #697c4e
  3. #527c4e

Triadic

  1. #697c4e
  2. #4e697c
  3. #7c4e69

Tetradic

  1. #697c4e
  2. #4e7c61
  3. #614e7c
  4. #7c4e69

Square

  1. #697c4e
  2. #4e7c78
  3. #614e7c
  4. #7c4e52

Monochromatic

  1. #191e13
  2. #414d30
  3. #697c4e
  4. #90a671
  5. #b5c3a0

Shades

#697c4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #697c4e
  2. #5f7046
  3. #54633e
  4. #4a5737
  5. #3f4a2f
  6. #353e27
  7. #2a321f
  8. #202517
  9. #151910
  10. #0b0c08
  11. #000000

Tints

#697c4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #697c4e
  2. #788960
  3. #879671
  4. #96a383
  5. #a5b095
  6. #b4bea7
  7. #c3cbb8
  8. #d2d8ca
  9. #e1e5dc
  10. #f0f2ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#697c4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #697c4e
  2. #6b7c53
  3. #6e7d58
  4. #707d5d
  5. #727e62
  6. #757e67
  7. #777e6c
  8. #797f71
  9. #7b7f76
  10. #7e807b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #717868 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #81764b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7550 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6b7870 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #78794c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #76784f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6a7a64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-697c4e {
  color: #697c4e;
}
Background
.bg-697c4e {
  background-color: #697c4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-697c4e {
  border: 2px solid #697c4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #697c4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 124 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 85 23% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-697c4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #697c4e, #527c4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-697c4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 124 78 / 0.35);
}

#4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 6.06 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 7.77 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 8.32 #568203 Avocado ΔE 11.44 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 11.48 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 11.51 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.59 #9683b1 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Fern Green
#697c4e  rgb(105, 124, 78)  hsl(85, 23%, 40%)  Fern Green
#614e7c  rgb(97, 78, 124)  hsl(265, 23%, 40%)  Royal Purple
#4e697c  rgb(78, 105, 124)  hsl(205, 23%, 40%)  Queen Blue
#7c4e69  rgb(124, 78, 105)  hsl(325, 23%, 40%)  Twilight Lavender