Colour

#699D79

#699D79
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#699D79 is a green with RGB values 105, 157, 121 and HSL 138°, 21%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#699D79

RGBrgb(105, 157, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.6157, 0.4745

RGB percentages41.2%, 61.6%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(138.5, 21%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(138.5, 33.1%, 61.6%)

CMYK33.1%, 0%, 22.9%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,921,593

CSS custom property--colour: #699D79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28498WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.7:1

Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#966286

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9D9577no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#958F7Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original

Tritanopia#609C93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 12.7 Sea green · ΔE 18.2 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 20.9 Cadetblue · ΔE 21.6 Light seagreen · ΔE 23.9 Dark cyan · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 12.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9D698D

Analogous#739D69, #699D93

Triadic#79699D, #9D7969

Split complementary#93699D, #9D6973

Tetradic#69739D, #9D698D, #9D9369

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E4EEE7

Lighter +30%#C6D9CC

Lighter +20%#A7C5B0

Lighter +10%#88B195

Darker −10%#538061

Darker −20%#3F614A

Darker −30%#2B4232

Darker −40%#17231B

More saturated +25%#4ABC6D

Less saturated −25%#838383

Channel breakdown

R105

G157

B121

Red105 (41.2%)

Green157 (61.6%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue138.46°

Saturation (HSL)20.97%

Lightness51.37%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 69 · G 9D · B 79

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