What color is #65AEC8?

#65AEC8 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Frozen Wave. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65AEC8?

The RGB value is 101, 174, 200: 101 red, 174 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65AEC8?

The complementary color is #C87F65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65AEC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65AEC8 color

#65AEC8 rgb(101, 174, 200)

Shades of blue

The hex color #65AEC8 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 68.2% green and 78.4% blue (101, 174, 200).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 47% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Wave (#56ACCA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.44:1).

#65AEC8 color codes

HEX	`#65AEC8`
RGB	`rgb(101, 174, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 68.2%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 47%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 50%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 13%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.43, -15.73, -20.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.43, 25.67, 232.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.924, 37.206, 60.184)`
Decimal	`6663880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65AEC8, 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 #65AEC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#65AEC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.44:1	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 #65AEC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65aec8; }
.text { color: #65aec8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65aec8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 174 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65aec8, #657dc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #65AEC8?: #65AEC8 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Frozen Wave. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65AEC8?: The RGB value is 101, 174, 200: 101 red, 174 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65AEC8?: The complementary color is #C87F65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65AEC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.