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#65A481 Color

#65A481 is rgb(101, 164, 129) in RGB, hsl(147, 26%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 0%, 21%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Oxley (#6D9A79), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#65A481
HEX#65A481
RGBrgb(101, 164, 129)
HSLhsl(147, 26%, 52%)
HSVhsv(147, 38%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 0%, 21%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(66.6% 0.084 158.7)
LABlab(62.37% -27.22 11.55)
LCHlch(62.37% 29.57 157.00)

What #65A481 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 #65A481, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 6.63Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 7.11Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 7.61Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 10.08Russian Green#679267ΔE 10.09Illuminating Emerald#319177ΔE 12.45

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

#65A481 Channel Values

How #65A481 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 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 147° · S 26% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 147° · S 38% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.92:1 vs white · 7.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #65A481 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 text2.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #65A481 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #65A481

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #65A481; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#65A481
Complementary
#A46588
Analogous
#68A465
Analogous
#65A4A1
Triadic
#8165A4
Triadic
#A48165
Split comp.
#A165A4
Split comp.
#A46568

Tints & Shades of #65A481

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

#7BB294
#8FBDA3
#A5CAB6
#B8D5C5
#CFE3D8
#E2EEE7

Shades

#559170
#487A5E
#3A644D
#2F503E
#223A2D
#15231B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #65A481.

How #65A481 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#65A481
Protanopia#9C9C81
Protanomaly#899F81
Deuteranopia#939383
Deuteranomaly#839A82
Tritanopia#6CA0A0
Tritanomaly#69A295
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #65A481 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-65a481: #65A481;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #65A481;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-65a481': '#65A481' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.396, green: 0.643, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_65a481">#65A481</color>
SVG fillfill="#65A481"

More Green Colors

#65A481 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#65A481 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #65A481?

#65A481 is a mid-tone green — rgb(101, 164, 129) in RGB and hsl(147, 26%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Oxley (#6D9A79), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.63.

What is the RGB value of #65A481?

#65A481 is rgb(101, 164, 129) — red 101, green 164, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #65A481?

#65A481 converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 0%, 21%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #65A481 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #65A481 scores 2.92:1 against white and 7.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #65A481 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #65A481 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 12.62, which is visibly different.

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