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#697B3D Color

#697B3D is rgb(105, 123, 61) in RGB, hsl(77, 34%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 0%, 50%, 52%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Olive Green (#556B2F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.95. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#697B3D
HEX#697B3D
RGBrgb(105, 123, 61)
HSLhsl(77, 34%, 36%)
HSVhsv(77, 50%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 50%, 52%)
OKLCHoklch(55.3% 0.089 122.7)
LABlab(49.04% -14.72 31.28)
LCHlch(49.04% 34.57 115.21)

What #697B3D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #697B3D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#697B3D Channel Values

How #697B3D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 105 · G 123 · B 618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 77° · S 34% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 77° · S 50% · V 48%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 0% · Y 50% · K 52%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.67:1 vs white · 4.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #697B3D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #697B3D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #697B3D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #697B3D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #697B3D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #697B3D.

How #697B3D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#697B3D
Protanopia#78783D
Protanomaly#72793D
Deuteranopia#75753E
Deuteranomaly#71783E
Tritanopia#707575
Tritanomaly#6D7863
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #697B3D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-697b3d: #697B3D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #697B3D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-697b3d': '#697B3D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.412, green: 0.482, blue: 0.239)
Android XML<color name="color_697b3d">#697B3D</color>
SVG fillfill="#697B3D"

More Green Colors

#697B3D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#697B3D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #697B3D?

#697B3D is a dark green — rgb(105, 123, 61) in RGB and hsl(77, 34%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556B2F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.95.

What is the RGB value of #697B3D?

#697B3D is rgb(105, 123, 61) — red 105, green 123, and blue 61 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #697B3D?

#697B3D converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 0%, 50%, 52%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #697B3D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #697B3D scores 4.67:1 against white and 4.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #697B3D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #697B3D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 6.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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