What color is #65DCDD?

#65DCDD is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Hammam Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65DCDD?

The RGB value is 101, 220, 221: 101 red, 220 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65DCDD?

The complementary color is #DD6665, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65DCDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.83:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65DCDD color

#65DCDD rgb(101, 220, 221)

Shades of teal

The hex color #65DCDD is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 86.3% green and 86.7% blue (101, 220, 221).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 64% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Hammam Blue (#65DCD6), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.83:1).

#65DCDD color codes

HEX	`#65DCDD`
RGB	`rgb(101, 220, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 86.3%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 64%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 54%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.38, -32.95, -10.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.38, 34.64, 197.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.006, 59.169, 77.494)`
Decimal	`6675677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65DCDD, 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 #65DCDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#65DCDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.83:1	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 #65DCDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65dcdd; }
.text { color: #65dcdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65dcdd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 220 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65dcdd, #65a0dd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #65DCDD?: #65DCDD is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Hammam Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65DCDD?: The RGB value is 101, 220, 221: 101 red, 220 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65DCDD?: The complementary color is #DD6665, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65DCDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.83:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.