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#65DE02 Color

#65DE02 is rgb(101, 222, 2) in RGB, hsl(93, 98%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(55%, 0%, 99%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is SGBUS Green (#55DD33), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#65DE02
HEX#65DE02
RGBrgb(101, 222, 2)
HSLhsl(93, 98%, 44%)
HSVhsv(93, 99%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(55%, 0%, 99%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(79.8% 0.242 137.1)
LABlab(79.19% -57.72 74.94)
LCHlch(79.19% 94.59 127.60)

What #65DE02 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 #65DE02, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 9.68Spring Frost#87FF2AΔE 12.04Lawn Green#7CFC00ΔE 13.26French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 13.91Chartreuse#7FFF00ΔE 14.54Mango Green#96FF00ΔE 15.84

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

#65DE02 Channel Values

How #65DE02 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 222 · B 28-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 93° · S 98% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 93° · S 99% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 55% · M 0% · Y 99% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.75:1 vs white · 12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #65DE02 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 text12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #65DE02 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #65DE02

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #65DE02; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#65DE02
Complementary
#7B02DE
Analogous
#D3DE02
Analogous
#02DE0D
Triadic
#0265DE
Triadic
#DE0265
Split comp.
#0D02DE
Split comp.
#DE02D3

Tints & Shades of #65DE02

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

#79FD0D
#8CFD30
#A3FD58
#B9FE81
#CFFEA9
#E3FECD

Shades

#57C002
#4CA702
#3E8801
#306A01
#234C01
#173201

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #65DE02.

How #65DE02 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#65DE02
Protanopia#D0D00B
Protanomaly#AFD607
Deuteranopia#C1C124
Deuteranomaly#A4CD1A
Tritanopia#82D1D1
Tritanomaly#77D6A6
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #65DE02 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-65de02: #65DE02;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #65DE02;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-65de02': '#65DE02' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.396, green: 0.871, blue: 0.008)
Android XML<color name="color_65de02">#65DE02</color>
SVG fillfill="#65DE02"

More Green Colors

#65DE02 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#65DE02 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #65DE02?

#65DE02 is a mid-tone green — rgb(101, 222, 2) in RGB and hsl(93, 98%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is SGBUS Green (#55DD33), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.68.

What is the RGB value of #65DE02?

#65DE02 is rgb(101, 222, 2) — red 101, green 222, and blue 2 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #65DE02?

#65DE02 converts to approximately cmyk(55%, 0%, 99%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #65DE02 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #65DE02 scores 1.75:1 against white and 12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #65DE02 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #65DE02 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 lawngreen (#7CFC00) at a CIE76 distance of 13.26, which is visibly different.

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