What color is #65A194?

#65A194 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65A194?

The RGB value is 101, 161, 148: 101 red, 161 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65A194?

The complementary color is #A16572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65A194?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65A194 color

#65A194 rgb(101, 161, 148)

Shades of teal

The hex color #65A194 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 63.1% green and 58% blue (101, 161, 148).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 24% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#65A194 color codes

HEX	`#65A194`
RGB	`rgb(101, 161, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 63.1%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 24%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 37%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 8%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.99, -22.55, 0.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.99, 22.56, 178.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.455, 30.393, 32.642)`
Decimal	`6660500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65A194, 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 #65A194	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#65A194 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	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 #65A194 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65a194; }
.text { color: #65a194; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65a194; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 161 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65a194, #6590a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #65A194?: #65A194 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65A194?: The RGB value is 101, 161, 148: 101 red, 161 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65A194?: The complementary color is #A16572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65A194?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.