What color is #65A38A?

#65A38A is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65A38A?

The RGB value is 101, 163, 138: 101 red, 163 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65A38A?

The complementary color is #A3657E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65A38A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65A38A color

#65A38A rgb(101, 163, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #65A38A is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 63.9% green and 54.1% blue (101, 163, 138).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 25% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#65A38A color codes

HEX	`#65A38A`
RGB	`rgb(101, 163, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 63.9%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 25%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 38%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 15%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.33, -25.84, 6.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.33, 26.7, 165.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.05, 30.795, 28.769)`
Decimal	`6661002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65A38A, 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 #65A38A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#65A38A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	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 #65A38A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65a38a; }
.text { color: #65a38a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65a38a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 163 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65a38a, #659da3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #65A38A?: #65A38A is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65A38A?: The RGB value is 101, 163, 138: 101 red, 163 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65A38A?: The complementary color is #A3657E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65A38A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.