#699779
Eucalyptus · medium cool green
About #699779
#699779 is a muted, medium shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 41% red, 59% green and 47% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 41% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Eucalyptus (ΔE 10.4); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #976987 — a rose gold tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #699779 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 6.30:1, a WCAG AA pass.
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #699779
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #699779 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #699779?
#699779 is a muted, medium shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 41% red, 59% green and 47% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 41% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #699779?
Use black text. Black on #699779 has a contrast ratio of 6.30:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #699779?
Its complementary colour is #976987, and analogous partners are #709769 and #699790.