What color is #65939E?

#65939E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65939E?

The RGB value is 101, 147, 158: 101 red, 147 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65939E?

The complementary color is #9E7065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65939E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65939E color

#65939E rgb(101, 147, 158)

Shades of teal

The hex color #65939E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 57.6% green and 62% blue (101, 147, 158).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 23% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Tranquili Teal (#6C9DA9), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#65939E color codes

HEX	`#65939E`
RGB	`rgb(101, 147, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 57.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 23%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 36%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 7%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.13, -12.68, -10.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.13, 16.64, 220.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.97, 26.101, 36.222)`
Decimal	`6656926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65939E, 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 #65939E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#65939E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

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 #65939E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65939e; }
.text { color: #65939e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65939e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 147 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65939e, #65779e); }

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Questions

What color is #65939E?: #65939E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65939E?: The RGB value is 101, 147, 158: 101 red, 147 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65939E?: The complementary color is #9E7065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65939E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.