What color is #65A300?

#65A300 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Ruminant’s Paradise. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65A300?

The RGB value is 101, 163, 0: 101 red, 163 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65A300?

The complementary color is #3E00A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65A300?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65A300 color

#65A300 rgb(101, 163, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #65A300 is a dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 63.9% green and 0% blue (101, 163, 0).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 100% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Ruminant’s Paradise (#5CA904), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#65A300 color codes

HEX	`#65A300`
RGB	`rgb(101, 163, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 63.9%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 100%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 100%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 100%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.75, -41.23, 62.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.75, 74.94, 123.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.464, 28.96, 4.617)`
Decimal	`6660864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65A300, 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 #65A300	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#65A300 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	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 #65A300 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65a300; }
.text { color: #65a300; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65a300; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 163 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65a300, #14a300); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #65A300?: #65A300 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Ruminant’s Paradise. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65A300?: The RGB value is 101, 163, 0: 101 red, 163 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65A300?: The complementary color is #3E00A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65A300?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.