What color is #65816C?

#65816C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65816C?

The RGB value is 101, 129, 108: 101 red, 129 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65816C?

The complementary color is #81657A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65816C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65816C color

#65816C rgb(101, 129, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #65816C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 50.6% green and 42.4% blue (101, 129, 108).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#65816C color codes

HEX	`#65816C`
RGB	`rgb(101, 129, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 50.6%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 22%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 16%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.32, -14.56, 8.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.32, 16.67, 150.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.923, 19.549, 17.119)`
Decimal	`6652268`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65816C, 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 #65816C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#65816C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #65816C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65816c; }
.text { color: #65816c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65816c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 129 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65816c, #65817a); }

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Questions

What color is #65816C?: #65816C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65816C?: The RGB value is 101, 129, 108: 101 red, 129 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65816C?: The complementary color is #81657A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65816C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.