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#65A31F Color

#65A31F is rgb(101, 163, 31) in RGB, hsl(88, 68%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 0%, 81%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green (RYB) (#66B032), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#65A31F
HEX#65A31F
RGBrgb(101, 163, 31)
HSLhsl(88, 68%, 38%)
HSVhsv(88, 81%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 0%, 81%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(64.9% 0.169 132.4)
LABlab(60.99% -35.99 55.70)
LCHlch(60.99% 66.32 122.87)

What #65A31F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #65A31F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green (RYB)#66B032ΔE 6.19Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 13.99Vine Green#38A32AΔE 14.03Olive Drab#6B8E23ΔE 14.61Slimy Green#299617ΔE 14.78Napier Green#2A8000ΔE 16.45

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#65A31F Channel Values

How #65A31F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 101 · G 163 · B 318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 88° · S 68% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 88° · S 81% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 0% · Y 81% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.08:1 vs white · 6.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #65A31F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #65A31F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #65A31F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #65A31F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#65A31F
Complementary
#5D1FA3
Analogous
#A39E1F
Analogous
#23A31F
Triadic
#1F65A3
Triadic
#A31F65
Split comp.
#1F23A3
Split comp.
#9E1FA3

Tints & Shades of #65A31F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7DC926
#91DA3E
#A7E265
#BBE887
#D1EFAE
#E4F6D0

Shades

#588D1B
#4B7817
#3D6313
#335110
#253C0B
#182707

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #65A31F.

How #65A31F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#65A31F
Protanopia#9B9B20
Protanomaly#889E20
Deuteranopia#929227
Deuteranomaly#829924
Tritanopia#749A9A
Tritanomaly#6E9E7B
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #65A31F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-65a31f: #65A31F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #65A31F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-65a31f': '#65A31F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.396, green: 0.639, blue: 0.122)
Android XML<color name="color_65a31f">#65A31F</color>
SVG fillfill="#65A31F"

More Green Colors

#65A31F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#65A31F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #65A31F?

#65A31F is a dark green — rgb(101, 163, 31) in RGB and hsl(88, 68%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green (RYB) (#66B032), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.19.

What is the RGB value of #65A31F?

#65A31F is rgb(101, 163, 31) — red 101, green 163, and blue 31 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #65A31F?

#65A31F converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 0%, 81%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #65A31F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #65A31F scores 3.08:1 against white and 6.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #65A31F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #65A31F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is olivedrab (#6B8E23) at a CIE76 distance of 14.61, which is visibly different.

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