What color is #65775E?

#65775E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65775E?

The RGB value is 101, 119, 94: 101 red, 119 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65775E?

The complementary color is #705E77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65775E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65775E color

#65775E rgb(101, 119, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #65775E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 46.7% green and 36.9% blue (101, 119, 94).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 12% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#65775E color codes

HEX	`#65775E`
RGB	`rgb(101, 119, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 46.7%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 12%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 21%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 21%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.97, -11.76, 11.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.97, 16.51, 135.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.984, 16.768, 13.087)`
Decimal	`6649694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65775E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #65775E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#65775E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #65775E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65775e; }
.text { color: #65775e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65775e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 119 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65775e, #5e7764); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #65775E?: #65775E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65775E?: The RGB value is 101, 119, 94: 101 red, 119 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65775E?: The complementary color is #705E77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65775E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.