What color is #65B995?

#65B995 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Electra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65B995?

The RGB value is 101, 185, 149: 101 red, 185 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65B995?

The complementary color is #B96589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65B995?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65B995 color

#65B995 rgb(101, 185, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #65B995 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 72.5% green and 58.4% blue (101, 185, 149).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 38% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Electra (#55B492), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.93:1).

#65B995 color codes

HEX	`#65B995`
RGB	`rgb(101, 185, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 72.5%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 38%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 45%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 19%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.21, -34.03, 10.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.21, 35.6, 162.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.138, 39.632, 34.595)`
Decimal	`6666645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65B995, 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 #65B995	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#65B995 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.93:1	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 #65B995 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65b995; }
.text { color: #65b995; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65b995; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 185 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65b995, #65b3b9); }

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Questions

What color is #65B995?: #65B995 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Electra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65B995?: The RGB value is 101, 185, 149: 101 red, 185 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65B995?: The complementary color is #B96589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65B995?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.