Recognised as Colour
#065E5E
- #065E5E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#065E5E is a cyan with RGB values 6, 94, 94 and HSL 180°, 88%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#065E5E#065E5E
HEX#065E5E
RGBrgb(6, 94, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.3686, 0.3686
RGB percentages2.4%, 36.9%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(180, 88%, 19.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 93.6%, 36.9%)
CMYK93.6%, 0%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer417,374
CSS custom property--colour: #065E5E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08852WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.58:1
Contrast with white7.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#F9A1A1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5E0606
Analogous#065E32, #06325E
Triadic#5E065E, #5E5E06
Split complementary#5E0632, #5E3206
Tetradic#32065E, #5E0606, #325E06
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R6
G94
B94
Red6 (2.4%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)88%
Lightness19.61%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 06 · G 5E · B 5E
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