What color is #65947E?

#65947E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65947E?

The RGB value is 101, 148, 126: 101 red, 148 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65947E?

The complementary color is #94657B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65947E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65947E color

#65947E rgb(101, 148, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #65947E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 58% green and 49.4% blue (101, 148, 126).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 19% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 5.5 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#65947E color codes

HEX	`#65947E`
RGB	`rgb(101, 148, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 58%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 19%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 32%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 15%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.51, -20.86, 6.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.51, 21.88, 162.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.721, 25.452, 23.608)`
Decimal	`6657150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65947E, 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 #65947E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#65947E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	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 #65947E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65947e; }
.text { color: #65947e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65947e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 148 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65947e, #659394); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #65947E?: #65947E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65947E?: The RGB value is 101, 148, 126: 101 red, 148 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65947E?: The complementary color is #94657B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65947E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.