HEX atlas value

#65DE5E

#65DE5E is a cool green HEX color close to Emerald. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 101, 222, 94, HSL 117, 66%, 62%, has luminance 0.5582, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#65DE5E Sample readable text

HEX #65DE5E

RGB rgb(101, 222, 94)

HSL hsl(117 66% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(55, 0, 58, 13)

Luminance 0.5582

Contrast Black 12.16:1White 1.73:1

CSS

--color-65de5e: #65DE5E;
.background-65de5e { background-color: #65DE5E; }
.text-65de5e { color: #65DE5E; }

Luminance0.5582

Black text12.16:1AA Pass

White text1.73:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#65DE5E","rgb":[101,222,94],"hsl":[117,66,62],"cmyk":[55,0,58,13],"luminance":0.5582,"contrast":{"black":12.16,"white":1.73}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.16,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.73,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#AEEEAA","hex":"#AEEEAA","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.61,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#51F349","hex":"#51F349","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.27,"contrastWhite":1.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A4DE5E","hex":"#A4DE5E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.19,"contrastWhite":1.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#5EDE98","hex":"#5EDE98","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.38,"contrastWhite":1.7,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.99,"contrastWhite":1.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Emerald adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/65de5e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/emerald.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/paris-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/toxic-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#D85EDE","analogous":["#A4DE5E","#5EDE98"],"triadic":["#5E65DE","#DE5E65"],"tetradic":["#5EA4DE","#D85EDE","#DE985E"],"splitComplementary":["#985EDE","#DE5EA4"],"monochromatic":["#AEEEAA","#65DE5E","#2EBA26"]}

Variants

{"light":"#AEEEAA","dark":"#2EBA26","saturated":"#51F349","desaturated":"#78C973","pastel":"#CFEFCD","neon":"#6EFF66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"emerald","name":"Emerald","hex":"#50C878","distance":40.01249804748511},{"slug":"paris-green","name":"Paris Green","hex":"#50C878","distance":40.01249804748511},{"slug":"toxic-green","name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","distance":52.15361924162119},{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":56.04462507680822},{"slug":"medium-sea-green","name":"Medium Sea Green","hex":"#3CB371","distance":62.37788069500277}]

HEX meaning and use

About #65DE5E

#65DE5E is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #65DE5E is visually closest to Emerald, a named green color with HEX #50C878.

The RGB channels are 101, 222, and 94, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 117deg with 66% saturation and 62% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and botanical and wellness palettes. Its luminance is 0.5582, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 40.01, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.16:1AA Pass

White text1.73:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #65DE5E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.16:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.73:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#AEEEAA#000000 text · best 15.61:1#AEEEAA

#51F349#000000 text · best 14.27:1#51F349

#A4DE5E#000000 text · best 13.19:1#A4DE5E

#5EDE98#000000 text · best 12.38:1#5EDE98

Toxic Green#000000 text · best 11.99:1#61DE2A

Generated Palette

#65DE5E#65DE5E

#D85EDE#D85EDE

#A4DE5E#A4DE5E

#5EDE98#5EDE98

#AEEEAA#AEEEAA

#2EBA26#2EBA26

Color Harmonies

#D85EDE#D85EDE

#A4DE5E#A4DE5E

#5EDE98#5EDE98

#5E65DE#5E65DE

#DE5E65#DE5E65

Variants

#AEEEAA#AEEEAA

#2EBA26#2EBA26

#51F349#51F349

#78C973#78C973

#CFEFCD#CFEFCD

#6EFF66#6EFF66

Nearest Named Colors

Emerald#50C878

Paris Green#50C878

Toxic Green#61DE2A

Pistachio#93C572

Medium Sea Green#3CB371

#65DE5E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #65DE5E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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