What color is #65885E?

#65885E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65885E?

The RGB value is 101, 136, 94: 101 red, 136 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65885E?

The complementary color is #815E88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65885E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65885E color

#65885E rgb(101, 136, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #65885E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 53.3% green and 36.9% blue (101, 136, 94).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Kashmir (#6F8D6A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#65885E color codes

HEX	`#65885E`
RGB	`rgb(101, 136, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 53.3%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 31%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 31%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.15, -20.88, 18.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.15, 28.04, 138.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.191, 21.183, 13.823)`
Decimal	`6654046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65885E, 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 #65885E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#65885E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #65885E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65885e; }
.text { color: #65885e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65885e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 136 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65885e, #5e886c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #65885E?: #65885E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65885E?: The RGB value is 101, 136, 94: 101 red, 136 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65885E?: The complementary color is #815E88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65885E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.