What color is #65ABA8?

#65ABA8 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65ABA8?

The RGB value is 101, 171, 168: 101 red, 171 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65ABA8?

The complementary color is #AB6568, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65ABA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65ABA8 color

#65ABA8 rgb(101, 171, 168)

Shades of teal

The hex color #65ABA8 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 67.1% green and 65.9% blue (101, 171, 168).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 29% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#65ABA8 color codes

HEX	`#65ABA8`
RGB	`rgb(101, 171, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 67.1%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 29%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 41%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 2%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.53, -22.75, -5.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.53, 23.38, 193.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.995, 34.718, 42.317)`
Decimal	`6663080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65ABA8, 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 #65ABA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#65ABA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	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 #65ABA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65aba8; }
.text { color: #65aba8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65aba8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 171 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65aba8, #658bab); }

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Questions

What color is #65ABA8?: #65ABA8 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65ABA8?: The RGB value is 101, 171, 168: 101 red, 171 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65ABA8?: The complementary color is #AB6568, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65ABA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.