What color is #65836D?

#65836D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65836D?

The RGB value is 101, 131, 109: 101 red, 131 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65836D?

The complementary color is #83657B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65836D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65836D color

#65836D rgb(101, 131, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #65836D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 51.4% green and 42.7% blue (101, 131, 109).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 13% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#65836D color codes

HEX	`#65836D`
RGB	`rgb(101, 131, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 51.4%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 13%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 23%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 17%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.95, -15.44, 8.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.95, 17.59, 151.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.243, 20.103, 17.489)`
Decimal	`6652781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65836D, 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 #65836D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#65836D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #65836D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65836d; }
.text { color: #65836d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65836d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 131 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65836d, #65837c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #65836D?: #65836D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65836D?: The RGB value is 101, 131, 109: 101 red, 131 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65836D?: The complementary color is #83657B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65836D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.