What color is #65896E?

#65896E 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 #65896E?

The RGB value is 101, 137, 110: 101 red, 137 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65896E?

The complementary color is #896580, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65896E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65896E color

#65896E rgb(101, 137, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #65896E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 53.7% green and 43.1% blue (101, 137, 110).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 15% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% 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 5.36:1).

#65896E color codes

HEX	`#65896E`
RGB	`rgb(101, 137, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 53.7%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 15%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 26%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 20%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.8, -18.44, 10.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.8, 21.2, 150.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.126, 21.783, 18.051)`
Decimal	`6654318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65896E, 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 #65896E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#65896E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	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 #65896E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65896e; }
.text { color: #65896e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65896e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 137 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65896e, #658980); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #65896E?: #65896E 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 #65896E?: The RGB value is 101, 137, 110: 101 red, 137 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65896E?: The complementary color is #896580, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65896E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.