What color is #65815E?

#65815E 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 #65815E?

The RGB value is 101, 129, 94: 101 red, 129 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65815E?

The complementary color is #7A5E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65815E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65815E color

#65815E rgb(101, 129, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #65815E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 50.6% green and 36.9% blue (101, 129, 94).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#65815E color codes

HEX	`#65815E`
RGB	`rgb(101, 129, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 50.6%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 27%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 27%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.01, -17.21, 15.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.01, 23.35, 137.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.237, 19.275, 13.505)`
Decimal	`6652254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65815E, 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 #65815E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#65815E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	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 #65815E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65815e; }
.text { color: #65815e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65815e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 129 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65815e, #5e8169); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #65815E?: #65815E 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 #65815E?: The RGB value is 101, 129, 94: 101 red, 129 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65815E?: The complementary color is #7A5E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65815E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.