What color is #65B3B9?

#65B3B9 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Castaway. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65B3B9?

The RGB value is 101, 179, 185: 101 red, 179 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65B3B9?

The complementary color is #B96B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65B3B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65B3B9 color

#65B3B9 rgb(101, 179, 185)

Shades of teal

The hex color #65B3B9 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 70.2% green and 72.5% blue (101, 179, 185).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 38% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Castaway (#6DBAC0), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.7:1).

#65B3B9 color codes

HEX	`#65B3B9`
RGB	`rgb(101, 179, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 70.2%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 38%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 45%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 3%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.39, -22.42, -10.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.39, 24.78, 205.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.241, 38.507, 51.729)`
Decimal	`6665145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65B3B9, 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 #65B3B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#65B3B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.7:1	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 #65B3B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65b3b9; }
.text { color: #65b3b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65b3b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 179 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65b3b9, #6589b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #65B3B9?: #65B3B9 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Castaway. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65B3B9?: The RGB value is 101, 179, 185: 101 red, 179 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65B3B9?: The complementary color is #B96B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65B3B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.