What color is #65D38A?

#65D38A is a moderate green, closest to the named color Enchanted Emerald. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65D38A?

The RGB value is 101, 211, 138: 101 red, 211 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65D38A?

The complementary color is #D365AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65D38A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65D38A color

#65D38A rgb(101, 211, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #65D38A is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 82.7% green and 54.1% blue (101, 211, 138).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 56% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Emerald (#7ED89A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.24:1).

#65D38A color codes

HEX	`#65D38A`
RGB	`rgb(101, 211, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 82.7%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 56%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 52%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 35%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.79, -47.67, 26.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.79, 54.68, 150.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.246, 51.187, 32.168)`
Decimal	`6673290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65D38A, 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 #65D38A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#65D38A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.24:1	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 #65D38A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65d38a; }
.text { color: #65d38a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65d38a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 211 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65d38a, #65d3c1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #65D38A?: #65D38A is a moderate green, closest to the named color Enchanted Emerald. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65D38A?: The RGB value is 101, 211, 138: 101 red, 211 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65D38A?: The complementary color is #D365AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65D38A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.