What color is #65A951?

#65A951 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Jungle Jewels. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65A951?

The RGB value is 101, 169, 81: 101 red, 169 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65A951?

The complementary color is #9551A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65A951?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65A951 color

#65A951 rgb(101, 169, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #65A951 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 66.3% green and 31.8% blue (101, 169, 81).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 35% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Jewels (#58A64B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#65A951 color codes

HEX	`#65A951`
RGB	`rgb(101, 169, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 66.3%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 35%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 52%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 52%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.12, -38.59, 38.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.12, 54.47, 135.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.039, 31.736, 12.8)`
Decimal	`6662481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65A951, 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 #65A951	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#65A951 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	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 #65A951 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65a951; }
.text { color: #65a951; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65a951; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 169 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65a951, #51a969); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #65A951?: #65A951 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Jungle Jewels. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65A951?: The RGB value is 101, 169, 81: 101 red, 169 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65A951?: The complementary color is #9551A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65A951?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.