What color is #65BBBB?

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

What is the RGB value of #65BBBB?

The RGB value is 101, 187, 187: 101 red, 187 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65BBBB?

The complementary color is #BB6565, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65BBBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65BBBB color

#65BBBB rgb(101, 187, 187)

Shades of teal

The hex color #65BBBB is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 73.3% green and 73.3% blue (101, 187, 187).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 39% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Castaway (#6DBAC0), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.38:1).

#65BBBB color codes

HEX	`#65BBBB`
RGB	`rgb(101, 187, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 73.3%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 39%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 46%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.8, -25.91, -8.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.8, 27.14, 197.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.103, 41.893, 53.398)`
Decimal	`6667195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65BBBB, 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 #65BBBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#65BBBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.38:1	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 #65BBBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65bbbb; }
.text { color: #65bbbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65bbbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 187 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65bbbb, #6590bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tiffany Blue.

Questions

What color is #65BBBB?: #65BBBB is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Castaway. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65BBBB?: The RGB value is 101, 187, 187: 101 red, 187 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65BBBB?: The complementary color is #BB6565, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65BBBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.