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#65D7BD Color

#65D7BD is rgb(101, 215, 189) in RGB, hsl(166, 59%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(53%, 0%, 12%, 16%) 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 6.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#65D7BD
HEX#65D7BD
RGBrgb(101, 215, 189)
HSLhsl(166, 59%, 62%)
HSVhsv(166, 53%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(53%, 0%, 12%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(80.5% 0.111 176.2)
LABlab(78.87% -38.74 2.47)
LCHlch(78.87% 38.82 176.35)

What #65D7BD 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 #65D7BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 6.38Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 9.3Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 9.82Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 11.67Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 12.58Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 12.91

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

#65D7BD Channel Values

How #65D7BD 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 215 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 166° · S 59% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 166° · S 53% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 53% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.75:1 vs white · 12.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #65D7BD 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 text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #65D7BD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #65D7BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #65D7BD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#65D7BD
Complementary
#D76580
Analogous
#65D783
Analogous
#65B9D7
Triadic
#BD65D7
Triadic
#D7BD65
Split comp.
#D765B9
Split comp.
#D78365

Tints & Shades of #65D7BD

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

#79DCC5
#8DE2CE
#A2E7D7
#BAEDE1
#CEF2EA
#E3F8F3

Shades

#44CFAF
#2FB697
#27967C
#1E7661
#165546
#0D3128

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #65D7BD.

How #65D7BD 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#65D7BD
Protanopia#C9C9BD
Protanomaly#AACFBD
Deuteranopia#BBBBC0
Deuteranomaly#A0C7BF
Tritanopia#6DD4D4
Tritanomaly#6AD5CB
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #65D7BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-65d7bd: #65D7BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #65D7BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-65d7bd': '#65D7BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.396, green: 0.843, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_65d7bd">#65D7BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#65D7BD"

More Green Colors

#65D7BD sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#65D7BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #65D7BD?

#65D7BD is a light green — rgb(101, 215, 189) in RGB and hsl(166, 59%, 62%) 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 6.38.

What is the RGB value of #65D7BD?

#65D7BD is rgb(101, 215, 189) — red 101, green 215, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #65D7BD?

#65D7BD converts to approximately cmyk(53%, 0%, 12%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #65D7BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #65D7BD scores 1.75:1 against white and 12.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #65D7BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #65D7BD 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 6.38, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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