What color is #65908C?

#65908C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65908C?

The RGB value is 101, 144, 140: 101 red, 144 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65908C?

The complementary color is #906569, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65908C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65908C color

#65908C rgb(101, 144, 140)

Shades of teal

The hex color #65908C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 56.5% green and 54.9% blue (101, 144, 140).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 18% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#65908C color codes

HEX	`#65908C`
RGB	`rgb(101, 144, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 56.5%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 18%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 30%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 3%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.69, -15.56, -2.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.69, 15.78, 189.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.072, 24.606, 28.498)`
Decimal	`6656140`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65908C, 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 #65908C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#65908C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	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 #65908C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65908c; }
.text { color: #65908c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65908c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 144 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65908c, #657e90); }

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Questions

What color is #65908C?: #65908C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65908C?: The RGB value is 101, 144, 140: 101 red, 144 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65908C?: The complementary color is #906569, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65908C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.