What color is #65948E?

#65948E 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 #65948E?

The RGB value is 101, 148, 142: 101 red, 148 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65948E?

The complementary color is #94656B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65948E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65948E color

#65948E rgb(101, 148, 142)

Shades of teal

The hex color #65948E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 58% green and 55.7% blue (101, 148, 142).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 19% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#65948E color codes

HEX	`#65948E`
RGB	`rgb(101, 148, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 58%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 19%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 32%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 4%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.94, -17.22, -1.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.94, 17.32, 186.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.838, 25.898, 29.487)`
Decimal	`6657166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65948E, 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 #65948E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#65948E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	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 #65948E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65948e; }
.text { color: #65948e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65948e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 148 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65948e, #658394); }

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Questions

What color is #65948E?: #65948E 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 #65948E?: The RGB value is 101, 148, 142: 101 red, 148 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65948E?: The complementary color is #94656B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65948E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.