What color is #65AE65?

#65AE65 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65AE65?

The RGB value is 101, 174, 101: 101 red, 174 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65AE65?

The complementary color is #AE65AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65AE65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65AE65 color

#65AE65 rgb(101, 174, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #65AE65 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 68.2% green and 39.6% blue (101, 174, 101).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 31% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Ferntastic (#71AB62), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#65AE65 color codes

HEX	`#65AE65`
RGB	`rgb(101, 174, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 68.2%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 31%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 42%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 42%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.94, -38, 30.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.94, 48.71, 141.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.851, 33.977, 17.664)`
Decimal	`6663781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65AE65, 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 #65AE65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#65AE65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	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 #65AE65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65ae65; }
.text { color: #65ae65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65ae65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 174 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65ae65, #65ae8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #65AE65?: #65AE65 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65AE65?: The RGB value is 101, 174, 101: 101 red, 174 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65AE65?: The complementary color is #AE65AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65AE65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.