What color is #65817A?

#65817A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65817A?

The RGB value is 101, 129, 122: 101 red, 129 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65817A?

The complementary color is #81656C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65817A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65817A color

#65817A rgb(101, 129, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #65817A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 50.6% green and 47.8% blue (101, 129, 122).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#65817A color codes

HEX	`#65817A`
RGB	`rgb(101, 129, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 50.6%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 22%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 5%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.69, -11.57, 0.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.69, 11.58, 177.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.729, 19.872, 21.363)`
Decimal	`6652282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65817A, 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 #65817A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#65817A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #65817A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65817a; }
.text { color: #65817a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65817a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 129 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65817a, #657a81); }

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Questions

What color is #65817A?: #65817A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65817A?: The RGB value is 101, 129, 122: 101 red, 129 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65817A?: The complementary color is #81656C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65817A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.