What color is #65B96B?

#65B96B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bermudagrass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65B96B?

The RGB value is 101, 185, 107: 101 red, 185 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65B96B?

The complementary color is #B965B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65B96B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65B96B color

#65B96B rgb(101, 185, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #65B96B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 72.5% green and 42% blue (101, 185, 107).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 38% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Bermudagrass (#6BC271), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.71:1).

#65B96B color codes

HEX	`#65B96B`
RGB	`rgb(101, 185, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 72.5%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 38%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 45%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 42%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.41, -41.89, 31.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.41, 52.61, 142.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.368, 38.524, 20.006)`
Decimal	`6666603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65B96B, 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 #65B96B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#65B96B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.71:1	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 #65B96B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65b96b; }
.text { color: #65b96b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65b96b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 185 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65b96b, #65b995); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #65B96B?: #65B96B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bermudagrass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65B96B?: The RGB value is 101, 185, 107: 101 red, 185 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65B96B?: The complementary color is #B965B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65B96B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.