#697253
Eucalyptus · medium cool green
About #697253
#697253 is a muted, medium shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 41% red, 45% green and 33% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 55% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Eucalyptus and Hunter Green (ΔE 15.2); Hunter Green comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #5C5372 — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #697253 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 5.08:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.08:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #697253?
#697253 is a muted, medium shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 41% red, 45% green and 33% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 55% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #697253?
Use white text. White on #697253 has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #697253?
Its complementary colour is #5C5372, and analogous partners are #726C53 and #5A7253.