Exploring the Color #65A056

#65A056 sits at 108° on the color wheel, placing it in the green family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 30% saturation and 48% lightness, it reads as a softly muted, balanced tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 101, 160, 86 produces a 6.72:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #65A056 is a clear variant of CSS olive drab — about 54 units away from #6B8E23. Designers reach for green hues at this saturation when the brief calls for a conversational, mid-energy register, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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