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#65A46A Color

#65A46A is rgb(101, 164, 106) in RGB, hsl(125, 26%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 0%, 35%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Forest Green (Crayola) (#5FA777), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#65A46A
HEX#65A46A
RGBrgb(101, 164, 106)
HSLhsl(125, 26%, 52%)
HSVhsv(125, 38%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 0%, 35%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(66.1% 0.107 146.1)
LABlab(61.98% -30.45 23.53)
LCHlch(61.98% 38.48 142.31)

What #65A46A 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 #65A46A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 6.18Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 6.65Middle Green#4D8C57ΔE 9.17Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 11.29Russian Green#679267ΔE 11.44Sea Foam Green#2E8B57ΔE 13.44

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

#65A46A Channel Values

How #65A46A 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 164 · B 1068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 125° · S 26% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 125° · S 38% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 0% · Y 35% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.97:1 vs white · 7.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #65A46A 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 text2.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #65A46A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #65A46A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #65A46A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#65A46A
Complementary
#A4659F
Analogous
#7FA465
Analogous
#65A48A
Triadic
#6A65A4
Triadic
#A46A65
Split comp.
#8A65A4
Split comp.
#A4657F

Tints & Shades of #65A46A

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

#7BB280
#8FBD92
#A5CAA8
#B8D5BB
#CFE3D0
#E2EEE3

Shades

#55915A
#487A4C
#3A643E
#2F5032
#223A24
#152316

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #65A46A.

How #65A46A 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#65A46A
Protanopia#9C9C6A
Protanomaly#899F6A
Deuteranopia#93936C
Deuteranomaly#839A6B
Tritanopia#6F9E9E
Tritanomaly#6BA18C
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #65A46A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-65a46a: #65A46A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #65A46A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-65a46a': '#65A46A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.396, green: 0.643, blue: 0.416)
Android XML<color name="color_65a46a">#65A46A</color>
SVG fillfill="#65A46A"

More Green Colors

#65A46A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#65A46A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #65A46A?

#65A46A is a mid-tone green — rgb(101, 164, 106) in RGB and hsl(125, 26%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Forest Green (Crayola) (#5FA777), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.18.

What is the RGB value of #65A46A?

#65A46A is rgb(101, 164, 106) — red 101, green 164, and blue 106 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #65A46A?

#65A46A converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 0%, 35%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #65A46A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #65A46A scores 2.97:1 against white and 7.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #65A46A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #65A46A 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 seagreen (#2E8B57) at a CIE76 distance of 13.44, which is visibly different.

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