What color is #65BDB7?

#65BDB7 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Escape. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65BDB7?

The RGB value is 101, 189, 183: 101 red, 189 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65BDB7?

The complementary color is #BD656B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65BDB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65BDB7 color

#65BDB7 rgb(101, 189, 183)

Shades of teal

The hex color #65BDB7 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 74.1% green and 71.8% blue (101, 189, 183).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 40% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Escape (#4DBBAF), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.52:1).

#65BDB7 color codes

HEX	`#65BDB7`
RGB	`rgb(101, 189, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 74.1%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 40%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 47%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 3%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.27, -27.93, -5.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.27, 28.4, 190.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.108, 42.578, 51.317)`
Decimal	`6667703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65BDB7, 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 #65BDB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#65BDB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.52:1	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 #65BDB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65bdb7; }
.text { color: #65bdb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65bdb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 189 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65bdb7, #6597bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tiffany Blue.

Questions

What color is #65BDB7?: #65BDB7 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Escape. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65BDB7?: The RGB value is 101, 189, 183: 101 red, 189 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65BDB7?: The complementary color is #BD656B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65BDB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.