What color is #65A078?

#65A078 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65A078?

The RGB value is 101, 160, 120: 101 red, 160 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65A078?

The complementary color is #A0658D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65A078?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65A078 color

#65A078 rgb(101, 160, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #65A078 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 62.7% green and 47.1% blue (101, 160, 120).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 24% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Primavera (#6FA77A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#65A078 color codes

HEX	`#65A078`
RGB	`rgb(101, 160, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 62.7%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 24%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 37%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 25%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.01, -28.12, 14.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.01, 31.83, 152.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.327, 29.263, 22.29)`
Decimal	`6660216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65A078, 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 #65A078	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#65A078 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #65A078 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65a078; }
.text { color: #65a078; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65a078; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 160 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65a078, #65a096); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #65A078?: #65A078 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65A078?: The RGB value is 101, 160, 120: 101 red, 160 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65A078?: The complementary color is #A0658D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65A078?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.