What color is #65896B?

#65896B 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 #65896B?

The RGB value is 101, 137, 107: 101 red, 137 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65896B?

The complementary color is #896583, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65896B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65896B color

#65896B rgb(101, 137, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #65896B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 53.7% green and 42% blue (101, 137, 107).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 15% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#65896B color codes

HEX	`#65896B`
RGB	`rgb(101, 137, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 53.7%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 15%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 26%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 22%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.73, -19.03, 12.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.73, 22.55, 147.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.966, 21.719, 17.205)`
Decimal	`6654315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65896B, 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 #65896B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#65896B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #65896B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65896b; }
.text { color: #65896b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65896b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 137 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65896b, #65897d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #65896B?: #65896B 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 #65896B?: The RGB value is 101, 137, 107: 101 red, 137 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65896B?: The complementary color is #896583, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65896B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.