What color is #65B5B0?

#65B5B0 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 #65B5B0?

The RGB value is 101, 181, 176: 101 red, 181 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65B5B0?

The complementary color is #B5656A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65B5B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65B5B0 color

#65B5B0 rgb(101, 181, 176)

Shades of teal

The hex color #65B5B0 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 71% green and 69% blue (101, 181, 176).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 35% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#65B5B0 color codes

HEX	`#65B5B0`
RGB	`rgb(101, 181, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 71%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 35%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 44%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 3%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.71, -25.76, -5.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.71, 26.26, 191.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.724, 38.947, 47.017)`
Decimal	`6665648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65B5B0, 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 #65B5B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#65B5B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	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 #65B5B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65b5b0; }
.text { color: #65b5b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65b5b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 181 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65b5b0, #6592b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #65B5B0?: #65B5B0 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 #65B5B0?: The RGB value is 101, 181, 176: 101 red, 181 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65B5B0?: The complementary color is #B5656A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65B5B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.