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#697B57

Eucalyptus · medium cool green

About #697B57

With the hex code #697B57, this is a medium green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 41% red, 48% green and 34% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 52% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Eucalyptus — a ΔE of 13.9 — followed by Fern. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #69577B, a eggplant shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 4.59:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.59:1).

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Red105
Green123
Blue87

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 13.9
Fern
#4F7942 · ΔE 14.9
Hunter Green
#355E3B · ΔE 16.2

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #697B57

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #697B57.
4.59:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #697B57.
4.57:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #697B57 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#697B57
Protanopia (no red cones)
#7F7655
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#7C7559
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#6A7871

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #697B57?

With the hex code #697B57, this is a medium green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 41% red, 48% green and 34% blue, while a printer would mix 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 52% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #697B57?

Use white text. White on #697B57 has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #697B57?

Its complementary colour is #69577B, and analogous partners are #7B7B57 and #577B57.