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#65D2B9 Color

#65D2B9 is rgb(101, 210, 185) in RGB, hsl(166, 55%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 0%, 12%, 18%) 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 5.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#65D2B9
HEX#65D2B9
RGBrgb(101, 210, 185)
HSLhsl(166, 55%, 61%)
HSVhsv(166, 52%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 0%, 12%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(79.2% 0.108 176.3)
LABlab(77.30% -37.41 2.35)
LCHlch(77.30% 37.49 176.41)

What #65D2B9 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 #65D2B9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 5.77Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 8.53Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 11.07Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 11.44Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 12.1Keppel#3AB09EΔE 12.65

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

#65D2B9 Channel Values

How #65D2B9 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 210 · B 1858-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 166° · S 55% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 166° · S 52% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.83:1 vs white · 11.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #65D2B9 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 text1.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #65D2B9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #65D2B9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #65D2B9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#65D2B9
Complementary
#D2657E
Analogous
#65D282
Analogous
#65B5D2
Triadic
#B965D2
Triadic
#D2B965
Split comp.
#D265B5
Split comp.
#D28265

Tints & Shades of #65D2B9

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

#79D8C2
#90DFCD
#A4E5D6
#B8EADF
#CCF0E8
#E3F7F2

Shades

#45C9AA
#34B294
#2A927A
#206F5C
#174F42
#0E2F28

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #65D2B9.

How #65D2B9 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#65D2B9
Protanopia#C5C5B9
Protanomaly#A7CAB9
Deuteranopia#B7B7BB
Deuteranomaly#9DC2BA
Tritanopia#6CCFCF
Tritanomaly#69D0C7
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #65D2B9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-65d2b9: #65D2B9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #65D2B9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-65d2b9': '#65D2B9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.396, green: 0.824, blue: 0.725)
Android XML<color name="color_65d2b9">#65D2B9</color>
SVG fillfill="#65D2B9"

More Green Colors

#65D2B9 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#65D2B9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #65D2B9?

#65D2B9 is a light green — rgb(101, 210, 185) in RGB and hsl(166, 55%, 61%) 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 5.77.

What is the RGB value of #65D2B9?

#65D2B9 is rgb(101, 210, 185) — red 101, green 210, and blue 185 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #65D2B9?

#65D2B9 converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 0%, 12%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #65D2B9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #65D2B9 scores 1.83:1 against white and 11.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #65D2B9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #65D2B9 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 5.77, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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