What color is #65B589?

#65B589 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lily Pads. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65B589?

The RGB value is 101, 181, 137: 101 red, 181 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65B589?

The complementary color is #B56591, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65B589?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65B589 color

#65B589 rgb(101, 181, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #65B589 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 71% green and 53.7% blue (101, 181, 137).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 35% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Lily Pads (#6DB083), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

#65B589 color codes

HEX	`#65B589`
RGB	`rgb(101, 181, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 71%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 35%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 44%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 24%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.74, -34.69, 14.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.74, 37.76, 156.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.404, 37.619, 29.532)`
Decimal	`6665609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65B589, 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 #65B589	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#65B589 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	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 #65B589 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65b589; }
.text { color: #65b589; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65b589; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 181 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65b589, #65b5b1); }

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Questions

What color is #65B589?: #65B589 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lily Pads. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65B589?: The RGB value is 101, 181, 137: 101 red, 181 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65B589?: The complementary color is #B56591, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65B589?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.