Information about #65AE2D color

#65AE2D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#65AE2D falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(101, 174, 45) — 39.6% red, 68.2% green, 17.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 29 / 0 / 51 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #65AE2D reads as a clearly saturated zesty chartreuse and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cinnabar Green (#61B329). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Grass (#5CAC2D) and Leaf (#71AA34).

In RGB terms — rgb(101, 174, 45) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #65AE2D: 7.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. #65AE2D has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#65AE2D color variations

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#65AE2D color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #65AE2D

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Grass color link
Grass

#5CAC2D

Leaf color link
Leaf

#71AA34

Wham color link
Wham

#5FB33A

Green Onion color link
Green Onion

#6AA121

Christi color link
Christi

#71A91D

Green Snake color link
Green Snake

#6CBB3C

Nasty Green color link
Nasty Green

#70B23F

Lima color link
Lima

#7AAC21

Limeade color link
Limeade

#5F9727

Leafy Green color link
Leafy Green

#51B73B

Apple color link
Apple

#66B447

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#65AE2D
  • RGB101, 174, 45
  • CMYK29, 0, 51, 32
  • CSSrgb(101, 174, 45)
  • HSL94°, 59%, 43%
  • HSL Precise93.953°, 58.904%, 42.941%
  • HSV94°, 74%, 68%
  • HSB94°, 74%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.176
  • GLSLvec3(0.396, 0.682, 0.176)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.396, 0.682, 0.176, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.396, 0.682, 0.176)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB39.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.6%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID65AE2D
  • DECIMAL ID6663725
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01