What color is #65856F?

#65856F 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 #65856F?

The RGB value is 101, 133, 111: 101 red, 133 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65856F?

The complementary color is #85657B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65856F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65856F color

#65856F rgb(101, 133, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #65856F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 52.2% green and 43.5% blue (101, 133, 111).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 14% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 48% 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 5.14:1).

#65856F color codes

HEX	`#65856F`
RGB	`rgb(101, 133, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 52.2%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 14%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 24%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 17%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.61, -16.11, 8.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.61, 18.08, 152.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.623, 20.689, 18.153)`
Decimal	`6653295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65856F, 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 #65856F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#65856F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #65856F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65856f; }
.text { color: #65856f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65856f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 133 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65856f, #65857f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #65856F?: #65856F 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 #65856F?: The RGB value is 101, 133, 111: 101 red, 133 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65856F?: The complementary color is #85657B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65856F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.