What color is #65938C?

#65938C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65938C?

The RGB value is 101, 147, 140: 101 red, 147 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65938C?

The complementary color is #93656C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65938C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65938C color

#65938C rgb(101, 147, 140)

Shades of teal

The hex color #65938C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 57.6% green and 54.9% blue (101, 147, 140).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 19% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#65938C color codes

HEX	`#65938C`
RGB	`rgb(101, 147, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 57.6%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 19%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 31%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 5%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.58, -17.16, -1.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.58, 17.21, 184.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.533, 25.526, 28.651)`
Decimal	`6656908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65938C, 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 #65938C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#65938C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	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 #65938C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65938c; }
.text { color: #65938c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65938c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 147 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65938c, #658393); }

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Questions

What color is #65938C?: #65938C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65938C?: The RGB value is 101, 147, 140: 101 red, 147 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65938C?: The complementary color is #93656C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65938C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.