greenwarmCC0 survey name

Flat Green #699D4C

Flat Green is a mid-tone, moderately saturated warm color (#699D4C; HSL 99° 35% 46%). Name from the public-domain xkcd color survey (CC0), where it was contributed as “flat green”.

Use cases: Success states · Nature brands

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Families: Greens · Sage Colors

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#699D4C
RGBrgb(105, 157, 76)
HSLhsl(99, 35%, 46%)
HSVhsv(99, 52%, 62%)
OKLCHoklch(64.03% 0.125 135.5)
OKLaboklab(64.03% -0.0893 0.0878)
CMYKcmyk(33.1%, 0%, 51.6%, 38.4%)
XYZxyz(19.1867, 27.6382, 11.1599)
CIE-LABlab(59.6, -32.4, 36.7)
CIE-LCHlch(59.6, 48.9, 131.4°)
Luminance0.276 (WCAG relative)
/* Flat Green */ --flat-green: #699d4c; color: #699d4c; background-color: #699d4c;

Source: xkcd color survey name (public domain, CC0). CSS keyword: flatgreen.

Collections: Sage Green Colors

Shade scale

Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →

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OKLCH ramp (perceptually uniform, modern CSS)

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Shades (toward black)

#5e8c45 #547c3e #4a6b37 #405c30 #364c29 #2c3d22 #232f1c #1a2215 #10150c #000000

Tints (toward white)

#78a75d #87b06f #96ba80 #a5c491 #b4cea3 #c3d7b5 #d2e1c7 #e1ebda #f0f5ec #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#6e9c53 #729b5a #779961 #7b9868 #7f976f #829575 #86947c #899282 #8c9189 #8f8f8f

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#699D4C
#804C9D
#699d4c #804c9d

Analogous

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#919D4C
#699D4C
#4C9D58
#919d4c #699d4c #4c9d58

Triadic

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#699D4C
#4C699D
#9D4C69
#699d4c #4c699d #9d4c69

Tetradic

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#699D4C
#4C919D
#804C9D
#9D584C
#699d4c #4c919d #804c9d #9d584c

Square

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#699D4C
#4C919D
#804C9D
#9D584C
#699d4c #4c919d #804c9d #9d584c

Split Complementary

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#699D4C
#584C9D
#9D4C91
#699d4c #584c9d #9d4c91

Monochromatic

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#324B24
#4D7438
#699D4C
#88B96E
#AACD97
#324b24 #4d7438 #699d4c #88b96e #aacd97

Accessibility & contrast

3.22
#699D4C on #FFFFFF
AA text AA large AAA text UI 3:1
6.53
#699D4C on #000000
AA text AA large AAA text UI 3:1

Best text on flat green

6.53
#000000 text

WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →

Color blindness preview

Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.

Normal vision
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A29245
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8E51
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#68988A

Closest named colors

Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Off Green #6BA3531.96
Muted Green #5FA0522.43
Moss #7699583.68
Drab Green #7495513.97
Dull Green #74A6624.09
Asparagus #77AB564.46

Colors that go with flat green

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.

Forrest Green #154406
3.5:1
Same hue family as flat green (Δh 7°) — guaranteed harmony
Dark Olive #373E02
3.5:1
Analogous hue (Δh ≈32°) — neighbors on the color wheel
Burgundy #800020
3.4:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈114°) — balanced three-way contrast
Aubergine #3D0734
5.1:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈149°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Midnight Purple #280137
5.7:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈175°) — maximum hue contrast

Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.