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#65BDA7 Color

#65BDA7 is rgb(101, 189, 167) in RGB, hsl(165, 40%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 0%, 12%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Keppel (#3AB09E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#65BDA7
HEX#65BDA7
RGBrgb(101, 189, 167)
HSLhsl(165, 40%, 57%)
HSVhsv(165, 47%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 0%, 12%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(73.7% 0.092 175.4)
LABlab(70.68% -31.81 2.51)
LCHlch(70.68% 31.91 175.49)

What #65BDA7 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 #65BDA7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Keppel#3AB09EΔE 8.55Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.35Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 9.49Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 9.9Zomp#39A78EΔE 10.29Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 10.3

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

#65BDA7 Channel Values

How #65BDA7 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 189 · B 1678-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 165° · S 40% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 165° · S 47% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.24:1 vs white · 9.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #65BDA7 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 text2.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #65BDA7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #65BDA7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #65BDA7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#65BDA7
Complementary
#BD657B
Analogous
#65BD7B
Analogous
#65A7BD
Triadic
#A765BD
Triadic
#BDA765
Split comp.
#BD65A7
Split comp.
#BD7B65

Tints & Shades of #65BDA7

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

#7BC6B4
#90D0C0
#A6D9CC
#B8E0D6
#CDEAE2
#E2F3EF

Shades

#4BAF96
#409681
#347968
#296053
#1D443A
#122B25

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #65BDA7.

How #65BDA7 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#65BDA7
Protanopia#B2B2A7
Protanomaly#99B6A7
Deuteranopia#A6A6A9
Deuteranomaly#91B0A8
Tritanopia#6BBABA
Tritanomaly#68BBB3
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #65BDA7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-65bda7: #65BDA7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #65BDA7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-65bda7': '#65BDA7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.396, green: 0.741, blue: 0.655)
Android XML<color name="color_65bda7">#65BDA7</color>
SVG fillfill="#65BDA7"

More Green Colors

#65BDA7 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#65BDA7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #65BDA7?

#65BDA7 is a mid-tone green — rgb(101, 189, 167) in RGB and hsl(165, 40%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Keppel (#3AB09E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.55.

What is the RGB value of #65BDA7?

#65BDA7 is rgb(101, 189, 167) — red 101, green 189, and blue 167 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #65BDA7?

#65BDA7 converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 0%, 12%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #65BDA7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #65BDA7 scores 2.24:1 against white and 9.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #65BDA7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #65BDA7 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 9.35, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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