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#697b42 color: Healing Plant

#697b42 is rgb(105, 123, 66) in RGB and oklch(55.421% 0.08374 123.476) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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79°
100%

55.4%
0.084
123°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Olive
  • olive-500
  • Black 52%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.65:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.51:1Readable · AA
Lc 32

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About #697b42

#697b42 is a soft lime color. In OKLCH it has 55.4% lightness, 0.084 chroma and a hue of 123°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.65:1 contrast and black text 4.51:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Healing Plant (#6c7d42). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-500.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #697b42 mixed with white

  1. 697b42
  2. 778855
  3. 859467
  4. 93a179
  5. a2ae8c
  6. b1bb9e
  7. c0c9b1
  8. cfd6c4
  9. dfe4d8
  10. eff1eb

Darker: #697b42 mixed with black

  1. 697b42
  2. 5a6a38
  3. 4c5a2f
  4. 3e4a25
  5. 313a1c
  6. 242c14
  7. 181e0b
  8. 0c1005
  9. 040501
  10. 000100

Calmer: #697b42 with less saturation

  1. 697b42
  2. 6a7a48
  3. 6b7a4d
  4. 6c7952
  5. 6d7857
  6. 6e775c
  7. 6f7661
  8. 707565
  9. 71756a
  10. 72746e

Questions about #697b42

What color is #697b42?

#697b42 is soft lime. The closest named color is Healing Plant. In RGB it is rgb(105, 123, 66), in HSL hsl(78.95, 30.16%, 37.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.421% 0.08374 123.476).

What colors go well with #697b42?

The complementary color of #697b42 is #7d669b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #837234 and #49815c. The triadic partners are #4478a0 and #9c5d6d.

Is white or black text more readable on #697b42?

White text reads better on #697b42: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and black gives 4.51:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #697b42 a warm or cool color?

#697b42 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 123 degrees, its lightness 55.4% and its chroma 0.084.