What color is #65844E?

#65844E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65844E?

The RGB value is 101, 132, 78: 101 red, 132 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65844E?

The complementary color is #6D4E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65844E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65844E color

#65844E rgb(101, 132, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #65844E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 51.8% green and 30.6% blue (101, 132, 78).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 26% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#65844E color codes

HEX	`#65844E`
RGB	`rgb(101, 132, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 51.8%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 26%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 41%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 41%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.63, -21.36, 25.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.63, 33.38, 129.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.993, 19.819, 10.242)`
Decimal	`6653006`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65844E, 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 #65844E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#65844E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #65844E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65844e; }
.text { color: #65844e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65844e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 132 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65844e, #4e8452); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #65844E?: #65844E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65844E?: The RGB value is 101, 132, 78: 101 red, 132 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65844E?: The complementary color is #6D4E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65844E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.