What color is #65CA87?

#65CA87 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Emerald Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65CA87?

The RGB value is 101, 202, 135: 101 red, 202 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65CA87?

The complementary color is #CA65A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65CA87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65CA87 color

#65CA87 rgb(101, 202, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #65CA87 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 79.2% green and 52.9% blue (101, 202, 135).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 49% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Green (#50C878), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

#65CA87 color codes

HEX	`#65CA87`
RGB	`rgb(101, 202, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 79.2%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 49%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 50%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 33%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.03, -44.42, 24.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.03, 50.79, 150.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.858, 46.755, 30.315)`
Decimal	`6670983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65CA87, 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 #65CA87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#65CA87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	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 #65CA87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65ca87; }
.text { color: #65ca87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65ca87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 202 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65ca87, #65caba); }

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Questions

What color is #65CA87?: #65CA87 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Emerald Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65CA87?: The RGB value is 101, 202, 135: 101 red, 202 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65CA87?: The complementary color is #CA65A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65CA87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.