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#65BE3C Color

#65BE3C is rgb(101, 190, 60) in RGB, hsl(101, 52%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 0%, 68%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green (RYB) (#66B032), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#65BE3C
HEX#65BE3C
RGBrgb(101, 190, 60)
HSLhsl(101, 52%, 49%)
HSVhsv(101, 68%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 0%, 68%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(72% 0.186 137.5)
LABlab(69.53% -45.01 54.05)
LCHlch(69.53% 70.34 129.78)

What #65BE3C 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 #65BE3C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green (RYB)#66B032ΔE 6.69Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 11.57Vine Green#38A32AΔE 11.71Slimy Green#299617ΔE 15.74Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 16.32Mantis#74C365ΔE 16.38

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

#65BE3C Channel Values

How #65BE3C 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 190 · B 608-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 101° · S 52% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 101° · S 68% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 0% · Y 68% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.34:1 vs white · 8.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #65BE3C 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 text2.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #65BE3C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #65BE3C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #65BE3C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#65BE3C
Complementary
#953CBE
Analogous
#A6BE3C
Analogous
#3CBE54
Triadic
#3C65BE
Triadic
#BE3C65
Split comp.
#543CBE
Split comp.
#BE3CA6

Tints & Shades of #65BE3C

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

#79C954
#8FD270
#A4DA8B
#B9E3A6
#CEEBC1
#E4F4DC

Shades

#59A735
#4A8C2C
#3E7425
#2F591C
#234215
#15270C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #65BE3C.

How #65BE3C 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#65BE3C
Protanopia#B3B33D
Protanomaly#9AB73D
Deuteranopia#A7A743
Deuteranomaly#91B140
Tritanopia#79B4B4
Tritanomaly#71B893
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #65BE3C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-65be3c: #65BE3C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #65BE3C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-65be3c': '#65BE3C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.396, green: 0.745, blue: 0.235)
Android XML<color name="color_65be3c">#65BE3C</color>
SVG fillfill="#65BE3C"

More Green Colors

#65BE3C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#65BE3C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #65BE3C?

#65BE3C is a mid-tone green — rgb(101, 190, 60) in RGB and hsl(101, 52%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green (RYB) (#66B032), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.69.

What is the RGB value of #65BE3C?

#65BE3C is rgb(101, 190, 60) — red 101, green 190, and blue 60 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #65BE3C?

#65BE3C converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 0%, 68%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #65BE3C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #65BE3C scores 2.34:1 against white and 8.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #65BE3C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #65BE3C 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 18.12, which is visibly different.

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