What color is #65CF00?

#65CF00 is a vivid green, closest to the named color Blinking Terminal. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65CF00?

The RGB value is 101, 207, 0: 101 red, 207 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65CF00?

The complementary color is #6A00CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65CF00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65CF00 color

#65CF00 rgb(101, 207, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #65CF00 is a vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 81.2% green and 0% blue (101, 207, 0).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 100% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Blinking Terminal (#66CC00), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.48:1).

#65CF00 color codes

HEX	`#65CF00`
RGB	`rgb(101, 207, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 81.2%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 100%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 100%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 100%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.44, -58.41, 73.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.44, 93.69, 128.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.679, 47.39, 7.689)`
Decimal	`6672128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65CF00, 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 #65CF00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#65CF00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.48:1	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 #65CF00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65cf00; }
.text { color: #65cf00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65cf00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 207 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65cf00, #00cf03); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lime Green.

Questions

What color is #65CF00?: #65CF00 is a vivid green, closest to the named color Blinking Terminal. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65CF00?: The RGB value is 101, 207, 0: 101 red, 207 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65CF00?: The complementary color is #6A00CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65CF00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.