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#65CD73 Color

#65CD73 is rgb(101, 205, 115) in RGB, hsl(128, 51%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(51%, 0%, 44%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Emerald (#50C878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#65CD73
HEX#65CD73
RGBrgb(101, 205, 115)
HSLhsl(128, 51%, 60%)
HSVhsv(128, 51%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 0%, 44%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(76.4% 0.159 146.6)
LABlab(74.64% -45.80 35.09)
LCHlch(74.64% 57.70 142.54)

What #65CD73 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 #65CD73, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Emerald#50C878ΔE 6.46Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 7.62Mantis#74C365ΔE 8.21Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 11.98Light Green#90EE90ΔE 12.35Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 12.58

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

#65CD73 Channel Values

How #65CD73 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 205 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 128° · S 51% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 128° · S 51% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 51% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #65CD73 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 text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #65CD73 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #65CD73

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #65CD73; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#65CD73
Complementary
#CD65BF
Analogous
#8BCD65
Analogous
#65CDA7
Triadic
#7365CD
Triadic
#CD7365
Split comp.
#A765CD
Split comp.
#CD658B

Tints & Shades of #65CD73

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

#78D384
#8FDB99
#A3E1AB
#BAE9C0
#CDEFD1
#E4F6E6

Shades

#46C357
#37A946
#2D8B39
#236C2D
#194D20
#0F2E13

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #65CD73.

How #65CD73 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#65CD73
Protanopia#C0C074
Protanomaly#A4C573
Deuteranopia#B3B377
Deuteranomaly#9ABE75
Tritanopia#77C4C4
Tritanomaly#71C8AA
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #65CD73 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-65cd73: #65CD73;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #65CD73;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-65cd73': '#65CD73' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.396, green: 0.804, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_65cd73">#65CD73</color>
SVG fillfill="#65CD73"

More Green Colors

#65CD73 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#65CD73 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #65CD73?

#65CD73 is a light green — rgb(101, 205, 115) in RGB and hsl(128, 51%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Emerald (#50C878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.46.

What is the RGB value of #65CD73?

#65CD73 is rgb(101, 205, 115) — red 101, green 205, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #65CD73?

#65CD73 converts to approximately cmyk(51%, 0%, 44%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #65CD73 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #65CD73 scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #65CD73 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #65CD73 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 12.35, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.