What color is #255B65?

#255B65 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Night Shift. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #255B65?

The RGB value is 37, 91, 101: 37 red, 91 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #255B65?

The complementary color is #652F25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #255B65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#255B65 color

#255B65 rgb(37, 91, 101)

Shades of teal

The hex color #255B65 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 35.7% green and 39.6% blue (37, 91, 101).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 46% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Night Shift (#2A5C6A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#255B65 color codes

HEX	`#255B65`
RGB	`rgb(37, 91, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 35.7%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 46%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 63%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 10%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.62, -14.42, -11.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.62, 18.19, 217.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.852, 8.814, 13.65)`
Decimal	`2448229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #255B65, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #255B65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#255B65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #255B65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #255b65; }
.text { color: #255b65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #255b65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 91 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #255b65, #253b65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #255B65?: #255B65 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Night Shift. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #255B65?: The RGB value is 37, 91, 101: 37 red, 91 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #255B65?: The complementary color is #652F25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #255B65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.