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#65AE8D Color

#65AE8D is rgb(101, 174, 141) in RGB, hsl(153, 31%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 0%, 19%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shiny Shamrock (#5FA778), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#65AE8D
HEX#65AE8D
RGBrgb(101, 174, 141)
HSLhsl(153, 31%, 54%)
HSVhsv(153, 42%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 0%, 19%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(69.4% 0.089 163.4)
LABlab(65.63% -29.74 9.52)
LCHlch(65.63% 31.22 162.26)

What #65AE8D 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 #65AE8D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 8.28Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 8.79Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 9.23Zomp#39A78EΔE 10.27Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 10.78Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 11.42

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

#65AE8D Channel Values

How #65AE8D 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 174 · B 1418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 153° · S 31% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 153° · S 42% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.63:1 vs white · 7.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #65AE8D 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 text2.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #65AE8D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #65AE8D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #65AE8D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#65AE8D
Complementary
#AE6586
Analogous
#65AE69
Analogous
#65AAAE
Triadic
#8D65AE
Triadic
#AE8D65
Split comp.
#AE65AA
Split comp.
#AE6965

Tints & Shades of #65AE8D

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

#79B99C
#91C5AD
#A5CFBC
#B9DACB
#CDE5DA
#E4F1EB

Shades

#539D7C
#468669
#3A6E57
#2C5442
#203C2F
#13251D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #65AE8D.

How #65AE8D 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#65AE8D
Protanopia#A4A48D
Protanomaly#8FA88D
Deuteranopia#9B9B8F
Deuteranomaly#88A38E
Tritanopia#6CAAAA
Tritanomaly#69AC9F
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #65AE8D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-65ae8d: #65AE8D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #65AE8D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-65ae8d': '#65AE8D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.396, green: 0.682, blue: 0.553)
Android XML<color name="color_65ae8d">#65AE8D</color>
SVG fillfill="#65AE8D"

More Green Colors

#65AE8D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#65AE8D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #65AE8D?

#65AE8D is a mid-tone green — rgb(101, 174, 141) in RGB and hsl(153, 31%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shiny Shamrock (#5FA778), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.28.

What is the RGB value of #65AE8D?

#65AE8D is rgb(101, 174, 141) — red 101, green 174, and blue 141 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #65AE8D?

#65AE8D converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 0%, 19%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #65AE8D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #65AE8D scores 2.63:1 against white and 7.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #65AE8D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #65AE8D 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 12.86, which is visibly different.

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