Palettes / Colors / #689A42

#689A42 — Muted Green

#689A42 is a green color we call Muted Green, closest to the named color OliveDrab (#6B8E23). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: olivedrab (#6B8E23) — not an exact match. CSS olivedrab gives you #6B8E23, a different color; use #689A42 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#689A42 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #73429A; it also sits naturally between #949A42 and #429A48. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 41% · Green 60% · Blue 26%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 57% · Key 40%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #689A42

.text { color: #689A42; }
.background { background-color: #689A42; }
.border { border: 3px solid #689A42; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(104, 154, 66); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(94, 40%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #689A42; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(104, 154, 66, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #689A42; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(104, 154, 66, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#689A42">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#689A42">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #73429A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #689A42: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #689A42

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #689A42 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #689A42 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #689A42?

#689A42 is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 104, 154, 66). Its closest standard named color is OliveDrab.

What is the RGB and HSL of #689A42?

#689A42 is RGB 104, 154, 66 — HSL 94°, 40%, 43% — CMYK 32%, 0%, 57%, 40%.

What colors go with #689A42?

Its complement is #73429A; analogous partners are #949A42 and #429A48. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #689A42 for text?

Black text on #689A42 has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.34:1.