Colour
#005B65
- #005B65
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#005B65 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 91, 101 and HSL 186°, 100%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#005B65#005B65
HEX#005B65
RGBrgb(0, 91, 101)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3569, 0.3961
RGB percentages0%, 35.7%, 39.6%
HSLhsl(185.9, 100%, 19.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.9, 100%, 39.6%)
CMYK100%, 9.9%, 0%, 60.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer23,397
CSS custom property--colour: #005B65;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08422WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.82:1
Contrast with white7.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#FFA49A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#650A00
Analogous#00653D, #002965
Triadic#65005B, #5B6500
Split complementary#650029, #653D00
Tetradic#3D0065, #650A00, #286500
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G91
B101
Red0 (0%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue101 (39.6%)
Hue185.94°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness19.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 5B · B 65
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