Tea #65AB7C
Tea is a medium-light, moderately saturated green with hex code #65AB7C and RGB rgb(101, 171, 124).
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Black text reads best on this color (7.66:1).
About this color
#65AB7C is a medium-light, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 68%, its chroma 0.100 and its hue 154°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. It is the named color Tea. Black text reads best on it, at 7.66:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (68%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.100) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Tea |
| Black text | 7.66:1 |
| White text | 2.73:1 |
Colors that go with Tea
Matches found by rotating Tea around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Color palettes with Tea
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Tea, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Tea, with their ΔE distance.
- Dusty Green #76A973 ΔE 0.019
- Dull Green #74A662 ΔE 0.032
- Algae #54AC68 ΔE 0.034
- Dark Seafoam Green #3EAF76 ΔE 0.035
- Faded Green #7BB274 ΔE 0.035
- Greeny Blue #42B395 ΔE 0.038
- Greeny Grey #7EA07A ΔE 0.039
- Sage #87AE73 ΔE 0.040
More about Tea
How to make Tea
A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.
- 2 parts green
- 2 parts pink
- 1 part white
Recipe result: #71A575, a difference of ΔE 0.019 from Tea. That is very close: most people will not see the difference.
Codes for Tea in every format
| HEX | #65AB7C |
| RGB | rgb(101, 171, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(140, 29%, 53%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.2% 0.1 153.6) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #65AB7C | 2.73:1 | Fails | Lc -58.1 | Large or bold text, headings |
| Black text on #65AB7C | 7.66:1 | AAA | Lc 51.2 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #65AB7C text on white | 2.73:1 | Fails | Lc 52.8 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #65AB7C text on black | 7.66:1 | AAA | Lc -49.0 | Large or bold text, headings |
Shades and tints of Tea
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 400.
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Step 50
50
#F1F7F3
oklch(97.1% 0.008 157.1)
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Step 100
100
#E1EEE4
oklch(93.7% 0.019 152.8)
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Step 200
200
#C9E0CF
oklch(88.5% 0.034 153.6)
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Step 300
300
#A2CDAE
oklch(80.9% 0.063 153.5)
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Step 400
400 (this color)
#65AB7C
oklch(68.2% 0.1 153.6)
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Step 500
500
#3F9F64
oklch(63% 0.127 153.5)
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Step 600
600
#0B8A4B
oklch(55.7% 0.139 153.5)
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Step 700
700
#00743D
oklch(49% 0.125 153.5)
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Step 800
800
#045F32
oklch(42.7% 0.106 153.7)
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Step 900
900
#144E2C
oklch(37.7% 0.083 153.5)
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Step 950
950
#0E2E1A
oklch(27.1% 0.053 153.4)
Tea with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #ABA179 | 0.088 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #A0997F | 0.087 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #57A99E | 0.051 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #9C9C9C | 0.100 |
Use Tea in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.