What color is #65AEAE?

#65AEAE 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 #65AEAE?

The RGB value is 101, 174, 174: 101 red, 174 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65AEAE?

The complementary color is #AE6565, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65AEAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65AEAE color

#65AEAE rgb(101, 174, 174)

Shades of teal

The hex color #65AEAE is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 68.2% green and 68.2% blue (101, 174, 174).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 31% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.22:1).

#65AEAE color codes

HEX	`#65AEAE`
RGB	`rgb(101, 174, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 68.2%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 31%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 42%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.59, -22.75, -7.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.59, 23.85, 197.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.14, 36.093, 45.52)`
Decimal	`6663854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65AEAE, 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 #65AEAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#65AEAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.22:1	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 #65AEAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65aeae; }
.text { color: #65aeae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65aeae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 174 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65aeae, #658aae); }

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Questions

What color is #65AEAE?: #65AEAE 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 #65AEAE?: The RGB value is 101, 174, 174: 101 red, 174 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65AEAE?: The complementary color is #AE6565, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65AEAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.