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#65C3AA Color

#65C3AA is rgb(101, 195, 170) in RGB, hsl(164, 44%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 0%, 13%, 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 6.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#65C3AA
HEX#65C3AA
RGBrgb(101, 195, 170)
HSLhsl(164, 44%, 58%)
HSVhsv(164, 48%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 0%, 13%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(75.2% 0.098 174.1)
LABlab(72.53% -33.84 3.54)
LCHlch(72.53% 34.02 174.02)

What #65C3AA 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 #65C3AA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 6.54Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 9.14Keppel#3AB09EΔE 9.33Zomp#39A78EΔE 11.14Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 12.35Verdigris#43B3AEΔE 12.41

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

#65C3AA Channel Values

How #65C3AA 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 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 164° · S 44% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 164° · S 48% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.11:1 vs white · 9.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #65C3AA 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 text2.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #65C3AA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #65C3AA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #65C3AA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#65C3AA
Complementary
#C3657E
Analogous
#65C37B
Analogous
#65ADC3
Triadic
#AA65C3
Triadic
#C3AA65
Split comp.
#C365AD
Split comp.
#C37B65

Tints & Shades of #65C3AA

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

#7BCCB6
#8DD3C0
#A3DBCC
#B9E4D8
#CFECE5
#E2F4EF

Shades

#47B89A
#3D9E84
#32816C
#276353
#1B463A
#112C25

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #65C3AA.

How #65C3AA 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#65C3AA
Protanopia#B7B7AA
Protanomaly#9DBCAA
Deuteranopia#ABABAC
Deuteranomaly#94B5AB
Tritanopia#6BC0C0
Tritanomaly#69C1B8
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #65C3AA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-65c3aa: #65C3AA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #65C3AA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-65c3aa': '#65C3AA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.396, green: 0.765, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_65c3aa">#65C3AA</color>
SVG fillfill="#65C3AA"

More Green Colors

#65C3AA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#65C3AA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #65C3AA?

#65C3AA is a mid-tone green — rgb(101, 195, 170) in RGB and hsl(164, 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 6.54.

What is the RGB value of #65C3AA?

#65C3AA is rgb(101, 195, 170) — red 101, green 195, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #65C3AA?

#65C3AA converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 0%, 13%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #65C3AA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #65C3AA scores 2.11:1 against white and 9.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #65C3AA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #65C3AA 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 6.54, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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