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#65AB36 Color

#65AB36 is rgb(101, 171, 54) in RGB, hsl(96, 52%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 0%, 68%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green (RYB) (#66B032), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#65AB36
HEX#65AB36
RGBrgb(101, 171, 54)
HSLhsl(96, 52%, 44%)
HSVhsv(96, 68%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 0%, 68%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(67.1% 0.166 135.2)
LABlab(63.60% -38.11 50.34)
LCHlch(63.60% 63.14 127.13)

What #65AB36 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 #65AB36, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#65AB36 Channel Values

How #65AB36 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 171 · B 548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 96° · S 52% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 96° · S 68% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 0% · Y 68% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.83:1 vs white · 7.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #65AB36 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 text2.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #65AB36

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #65AB36; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #65AB36

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #65AB36.

How #65AB36 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#65AB36
Protanopia#A2A237
Protanomaly#8DA637
Deuteranopia#98983C
Deuteranomaly#87A039
Tritanopia#75A2A2
Tritanomaly#6FA684
Achromatopsia#9A9A9A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #65AB36 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-65ab36: #65AB36;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #65AB36;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-65ab36': '#65AB36' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.396, green: 0.671, blue: 0.212)
Android XML<color name="color_65ab36">#65AB36</color>
SVG fillfill="#65AB36"

More Green Colors

#65AB36 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#65AB36 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #65AB36?

#65AB36 is a mid-tone green — rgb(101, 171, 54) in RGB and hsl(96, 52%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green (RYB) (#66B032), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.95.

What is the RGB value of #65AB36?

#65AB36 is rgb(101, 171, 54) — red 101, green 171, and blue 54 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #65AB36?

#65AB36 converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 0%, 68%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #65AB36 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #65AB36 scores 2.83:1 against white and 7.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #65AB36 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #65AB36 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 16.2, which is visibly different.

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