Palettes / Colors / #697B48

#697B48 — Dusty Green

#697B48 is a green color we call Dusty Green, closest to the named color DarkOliveGreen (#556B2F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkolivegreen (#556B2F) — not an exact match. CSS darkolivegreen gives you #556B2F, a different color; use #697B48 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.

#697B48 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 #59487A; it also sits naturally between #7A7348 and #4F7A48. 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 48% · Blue 28%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 41% · Key 52%

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

Previews

CSS code for #697B48

.text { color: #697B48; }
.background { background-color: #697B48; }
.border { border: 3px solid #697B48; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(105, 123, 72); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(81, 26%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #697B48; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(105, 123, 72, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #697B48; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(105, 123, 72, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#697B48">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#697B48">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #59487A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #697B48: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #697B48

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 #697B48 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 #697B48 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 #697B48?

#697B48 is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 105, 123, 72). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #697B48?

#697B48 is RGB 105, 123, 72 — HSL 81°, 26%, 38% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 41%, 52%.

What colors go with #697B48?

Its complement is #59487A; analogous partners are #7A7348 and #4F7A48. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #697B48 for text?

White text on #697B48 has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.53:1.