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#697a42 color: Noble Eric

#697a42 is rgb(105, 122, 66) in RGB and oklch(55.176% 0.0822 122.928) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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78°
100%

55.2%
0.082
123°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Olive
  • olive-500
  • Black 52%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.71:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.46:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #697a42

#697a42 is a soft lime color. In OKLCH it has 55.2% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 123°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.71:1 contrast and black text 4.46:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Noble Eric (#627b44). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-500.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #697a42 mixed with white

  1. 697a42
  2. 778754
  3. 859367
  4. 93a079
  5. a2ae8c
  6. b1bb9e
  7. c0c8b1
  8. cfd6c4
  9. dfe3d8
  10. eff1eb

Darker: #697a42 mixed with black

  1. 697a42
  2. 5a6938
  3. 4c592f
  4. 3e4925
  5. 313a1c
  6. 242b14
  7. 181d0b
  8. 0c1005
  9. 040501
  10. 000100

Calmer: #697a42 with less saturation

  1. 697a42
  2. 6a7948
  3. 6b794d
  4. 6c7852
  5. 6c7757
  6. 6d765c
  7. 6e7660
  8. 6f7565
  9. 707469
  10. 71736e

Questions about #697a42

What color is #697a42?

#697a42 is soft lime. The closest named color is Noble Eric. In RGB it is rgb(105, 122, 66), in HSL hsl(78.21, 29.79%, 36.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.176% 0.0822 122.928).

What colors go well with #697a42?

The complementary color of #697a42 is #7c669a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #837135 and #4a805b. The triadic partners are #44789e and #9a5d6d.

Is white or black text more readable on #697a42?

White text reads better on #697a42: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and black gives 4.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #697a42 a warm or cool color?

#697a42 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 123 degrees, its lightness 55.2% and its chroma 0.082.