#65A30D color
The swatch above shows #65A30D with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#65A30D is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the CSS named color olivedrab (#6B8E23).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: lime-600. That means you can write bg-lime-600 or text-lime-600 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #65A30D |
| RGB | rgb(101, 163, 13) |
| HSL | hsl(85, 85%, 35%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38%, 0%, 92%, 36%) |
| Decimal | 6660877 |
| CSS | color: #65A30D; |
| Android | 0xFF65A30D |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.396, green: 0.639, blue: 0.051, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #65A30D | 3.09:1 — AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail |
| Black text on #65A30D | 6.80:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #65A30D
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #65A30D and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #65A30D
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #65A30D in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #65A30D; background-color: #65A30D; }
.element { color: rgb(101 163 13); }
.element { color: hsl(85 85% 35%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-lime-600 text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #65A30D;Frequently asked questions
What color is #65A30D?
#65A30D is a dark, vivid yellow-green. Its hue sits at 85° on the color wheel, with 85% saturation and 35% lightness.
What is #65A30D in RGB?
#65A30D converts to rgb(101, 163, 13) — 101 red, 163 green and 13 blue.
What is #65A30D in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(38%, 0%, 92%, 36%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #65A30D be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (6.80:1 versus 3.09:1).
What is the complementary color of #65A30D?
#4D0DA5 — the hue directly opposite #65A30D on the color wheel.