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#697C6B closest to Ecological

#697C6B is a medium gray; the closest named color is Ecological. In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 48.6% green and 42.0% blue (rgb(105, 124, 107)). Its HSL value is 126° hue, 8% saturation and 45% lightness, and in CMYK it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 51% black. #697C6B is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.70:1.

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Variations of #697C6B

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#697C6B color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#697C6B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #697C6B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #79766C
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7D786A
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #78796B
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #79766C
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #75786C
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #677B77
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #687C71
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #777777
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #747874

#697C6B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.47:1 Poor#697C6B text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.70:1 Good#697C6B text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#697C6B in CSS

/* Ecological */
.color { color: #697C6B; }
.background { background-color: #697C6B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #697C6B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(105 124 107);
color: hsl(126 8% 45%);
color: oklch(0.566 0.034 148.1);

#697C6B FAQ

What color is #697C6B?

#697C6B is a medium gray. Its closest named color is Ecological. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #697C6B?

#697C6B is rgb(105, 124, 107) in RGB, hsl(126, 8%, 45%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 0%, 14%, 51%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #697C6B?

The complementary color of #697C6B is #7C697A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #697C6B?

Black text has the best contrast on #697C6B: 4.70:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #697C6B a warm or cool color?

#697C6B is a neutral color.