What color is #65A87A?

#65A87A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65A87A?

The RGB value is 101, 168, 122: 101 red, 168 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65A87A?

The complementary color is #A86593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65A87A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65A87A color

#65A87A rgb(101, 168, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #65A87A is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 65.9% green and 47.8% blue (101, 168, 122).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 28% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Primavera (#6FA77A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#65A87A color codes

HEX	`#65A87A`
RGB	`rgb(101, 168, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 65.9%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 28%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 40%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 27%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.49, -31.58, 17.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.49, 35.97, 151.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.881, 32.176, 23.413)`
Decimal	`6662266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65A87A, 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 #65A87A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#65A87A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	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 #65A87A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65a87a; }
.text { color: #65a87a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65a87a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 168 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65a87a, #65a89c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #65A87A?: #65A87A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65A87A?: The RGB value is 101, 168, 122: 101 red, 168 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65A87A?: The complementary color is #A86593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65A87A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.