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#65C39A Color

#65C39A is rgb(101, 195, 154) in RGB, hsl(154, 44%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 0%, 21%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#65C39A
HEX#65C39A
RGBrgb(101, 195, 154)
HSLhsl(154, 44%, 58%)
HSVhsv(154, 48%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 0%, 21%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(74.8% 0.109 163.4)
LABlab(72.21% -36.54 11.67)
LCHlch(72.21% 38.36 162.28)

What #65C39A 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 #65C39A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 5.23Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 10.12Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 11.74Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 11.85Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 11.95Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 12.05

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

#65C39A Channel Values

How #65C39A 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 195 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 154° · S 44% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 154° · S 48% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.14:1 vs white · 9.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #65C39A 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 text2.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #65C39A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #65C39A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #65C39A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#65C39A
Complementary
#C3658E
Analogous
#65C36B
Analogous
#65BDC3
Triadic
#9A65C3
Triadic
#C39A65
Split comp.
#C365BD
Split comp.
#C36B65

Tints & Shades of #65C39A

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

#7BCCA9
#8DD3B5
#A3DBC3
#B9E4D1
#CFECE0
#E2F4EC

Shades

#47B887
#3D9E74
#32815E
#276349
#1B4633
#112C20

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #65C39A.

How #65C39A 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#65C39A
Protanopia#B7B79A
Protanomaly#9DBC9A
Deuteranopia#ABAB9C
Deuteranomaly#94B59B
Tritanopia#6FBEBE
Tritanomaly#6BC0B1
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #65C39A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-65c39a: #65C39A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #65C39A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-65c39a': '#65C39A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.396, green: 0.765, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_65c39a">#65C39A</color>
SVG fillfill="#65C39A"

More Green Colors

#65C39A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#65C39A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #65C39A?

#65C39A is a mid-tone green — rgb(101, 195, 154) in RGB and hsl(154, 44%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.23.

What is the RGB value of #65C39A?

#65C39A is rgb(101, 195, 154) — red 101, green 195, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #65C39A?

#65C39A converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 0%, 21%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #65C39A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #65C39A scores 2.14:1 against white and 9.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #65C39A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #65C39A 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 5.23, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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