Skip to the color picker

#699c42 color: Parisian Green

#699c42 is rgb(105, 156, 66) in RGB and oklch(63.643% 0.13335 133.543) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

94°
100%

63.6%
0.133
134°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Jade
  • lime-600
  • Black 39%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.26:1Hard to read
Lc -65
Black text
6.43:1Readable · AA
Lc 44

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #699c42

#699c42 is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 63.6% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 134°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.26:1 contrast and black text 6.43:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Parisian Green (#6b9c42). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-600.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #699c42 mixed with white

  1. 699c42
  2. 78a657
  3. 86b06a
  4. 95ba7d
  5. a4c48f
  6. b2cda2
  7. c1d7b4
  8. d1e1c7
  9. e0ebd9
  10. eff5ec

Darker: #699c42 mixed with black

  1. 699c42
  2. 5a8738
  3. 4c732f
  4. 3e5f25
  5. 314c1c
  6. 243914
  7. 18280b
  8. 0c1805
  9. 040901
  10. 000100

Calmer: #699c42 with less saturation

  1. 699c42
  2. 6d9b4b
  3. 709954
  4. 74985c
  5. 779664
  6. 7b946b
  7. 7e9372
  8. 819178
  9. 858f7f
  10. 888d85

Questions about #699c42

What color is #699c42?

#699c42 is bright lime. The closest named color is Parisian Green. In RGB it is rgb(105, 156, 66), in HSL hsl(94, 40.54%, 43.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.643% 0.13335 133.543).

What colors go well with #699c42?

The complementary color of #699c42 is #a871c4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9a8e03 and #11a474. The triadic partners are #4c8dda and #cf6573.

Is white or black text more readable on #699c42?

Black text reads better on #699c42: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and black gives 6.43:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #699c42 a warm or cool color?

#699c42 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 134 degrees, its lightness 63.6% and its chroma 0.133.