Palettes / Colors / #697C53

#697C53 — Dusty Green

#697C53 is a green color we call Dusty Green, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the green family.

#697C53 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 #67547D; it also sits naturally between #7D7C54 and #557D54. 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 33%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 33% · Key 51%

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

Previews

CSS code for #697C53

.text { color: #697C53; }
.background { background-color: #697C53; }
.border { border: 3px solid #697C53; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(105, 124, 83); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(88, 20%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #697C53; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(105, 124, 83, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #697C53; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(105, 124, 83, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#697C53">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#697C53">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #67547D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #697C53: #000000.

How #697C53 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 #697C53 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 #697C53?

#697C53 is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 105, 124, 83). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #697C53?

#697C53 is RGB 105, 124, 83 — HSL 88°, 20%, 41% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 33%, 51%.

What colors go with #697C53?

Its complement is #67547D; analogous partners are #7D7C54 and #557D54. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #697C53 for text?

Black text on #697C53 has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.56:1.