What color is #65E8A5?

#65E8A5 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Jittery Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65E8A5?

The RGB value is 101, 232, 165: 101 red, 232 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65E8A5?

The complementary color is #E865A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65E8A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65E8A5 color

#65E8A5 rgb(101, 232, 165)

Shades of green

The hex color #65E8A5 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 91% green and 64.7% blue (101, 232, 165).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 74% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Jittery Jade (#77EEBB), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.64:1).

#65E8A5 color codes

HEX	`#65E8A5`
RGB	`rgb(101, 232, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 91%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 74%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 56%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 29%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.54, -51.24, 21.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.54, 55.75, 156.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.011, 63.193, 45.626)`
Decimal	`6678693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65E8A5, 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 #65E8A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#65E8A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.64:1	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 #65E8A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65e8a5; }
.text { color: #65e8a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65e8a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 232 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65e8a5, #65e8e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Spring Green.

Questions

What color is #65E8A5?: #65E8A5 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Jittery Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65E8A5?: The RGB value is 101, 232, 165: 101 red, 232 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65E8A5?: The complementary color is #E865A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65E8A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.