Palettes / Colors / #697C27

#697C27 — Muted Green

#697C27 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 #697C27 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.

#697C27 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 #3A277C; it also sits naturally between #7C6427 and #3F7C27. 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 49% · Blue 15%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 69% · Key 51%

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

Previews

CSS code for #697C27

.text { color: #697C27; }
.background { background-color: #697C27; }
.border { border: 3px solid #697C27; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(105, 124, 39); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(73, 52%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #697C27; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(105, 124, 39, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #697C27; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(105, 124, 39, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#697C27">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#697C27">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3A277C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #697C27: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #697C27

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 #697C27 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 #697C27 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 #697C27?

#697C27 is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 105, 124, 39). Its closest standard named color is OliveDrab.

What is the RGB and HSL of #697C27?

#697C27 is RGB 105, 124, 39 — HSL 73°, 52%, 32% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 69%, 51%.

What colors go with #697C27?

Its complement is #3A277C; analogous partners are #7C6427 and #3F7C27. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #697C27 for text?

White text on #697C27 has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.51:1.