Color #697B5B Color / Colour Code #697B5B
This page shows the hex color code for color #697b5b (#697B5B). The colour is a green tone with 15% saturation and 42% lightness. Explore its conversions, colour palettes, gradients, accessibility data, and CSS code below.
Color Conversions
Accessibility Contrast
WCAG contrast ratios for #697B5B against common backgrounds.
Complementary Colors
#697B5B paired with its color wheel opposite for maximum contrast.
Analogous Colors
Hues at 64, 94, and 124 degrees for harmonious combinations.
Triadic Palette
Three colors at 94, 214, and 334 degrees.
Color Palettes Using #697B5B
Five shades at lightness levels 15% through 85% while keeping hue at 94 and saturation at 15%. Use the darkest shade for text and the lightest for backgrounds to build a cohesive single-hue design system.
Adjacent hues from 94 to 139 degrees create a warm, unified palette. This analogous scheme works for marketing materials, seasonal campaigns, and any design that needs visual warmth without clashing colors.
Combines the base color at hue 94 with its complement at 274 and two adjacent cool tones. This split-complementary approach provides strong visual contrast while remaining more balanced than a pure complementary scheme.
Five evenly spaced hues at 40% saturation and 80% lightness. Pastels are gentle on the eyes and work well for dashboards, onboarding screens, category tags, and any interface where multiple distinct colors are needed without visual aggression.
Shades & Tints of #697B5B
Lightness variations at hue 94 and 15% saturation.
CSS Gradients with #697B5B
Design Use Cases for #697B5B
Muted Accent Color
With 15% saturation, #697B5B has a subtle, sophisticated quality. This level of desaturation works well for secondary buttons, inactive states, subtle borders, and backgrounds that need a hint of color without being distracting. Muted colors communicate restraint and professionalism.
Primary Interface Color
At 42% lightness, #697B5B is in the mid-range, making it ideal for interactive elements like buttons, links, and selected states. This lightness level ensures good contrast against both light and dark adjacent elements in most layouts.
Success & Growth Indicators
#697B5B falls in the green range (hue 94). Green universally represents success, growth, and safety. Use it for confirmation messages, positive chart data, eco-friendly badges, and health metrics. In financial dashboards, green indicates gains and positive performance.
Gradient Pairing
Create a gradient from #697B5B (hue 94) to its complement at hue 274. For a subtler effect, try pairing with an analogous color at hue 124. Use CSS: background: linear-gradient(135deg, #697b5b, #6d5b7b);
CSS Code for #697B5B
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Colors visually similar to #697B5B based on RGB, lightness, and hue variations.
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About Color #697B5B (#697B5B)
#697B5B is a green color (colour) with RGB channel values of 105 red, 123 green, and 91 blue. The green channel is dominant with a relatively balanced channel distribution. In HSL terms, the hue sits at 94 degrees with 15% saturation and 42% lightness, placing it in the neutral-to-cool range of the colour spectrum.
The perceived brightness of #697B5B is 114/255 using the ITU-R BT.601 luma formula (0.299R + 0.587G + 0.114B). This appears dark to the human eye, so pair it with light text for adequate readability. For print production, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow, and 52% key (black).
The WCAG contrast ratio of #697B5B against white is 4.58:1 and against black is 4.58:1. This meets the AA requirement (4.5:1) for normal text on white. For AAA compliance, consider darkening to at least 29% lightness.
The complementary colour #6D5B7B creates maximum visual tension when paired with #697B5B. For more harmonious color combinations, use the analogous colours #797B5B and #5B7B5D, which sit 30 degrees on either side of the hue wheel. To build a complete design system, start with the monochromatic scale above for consistent shade variations, then add one complementary or triadic accent for interactive elements.
How to Explore Color #697B5B
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What color / colour is #697B5B?
- #697B5B is Color #697B5B, a green color (colour) with RGB(105, 123, 91), HSL(94, 15%, 42%), and CMYK(15%, 0%, 26%, 52%). Its perceived brightness is 114/255.
- Is #697B5B accessible for text?
- Against white, #697B5B has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 (passes AA for normal text). Against black, it has 4.58:1 (passes AA). Use the contrast checker tool for custom background pairings.
- What colours pair well with #697B5B?
- The complementary colour is #6D5B7B (hue 274). For subtle color combinations, use analogous colours #797B5B and #5B7B5D. The triadic palette adds #5B697B and #7B5B69 for vibrant variety.
- How do I use #697B5B in CSS?
- Use any format: color: #697b5b; or rgb(105, 123, 91); or hsl(94, 15%, 42%). For CSS custom properties: --color-primary: 94 15% 42%; then use it as hsl(var(--color-primary)).
- Is this color / colour explorer free?
- Yes, completely free with no signup required. All colour calculations run in your browser. You can explore any valid hex color code, not just the pre-generated palette.