Recognised as Colour
#65998D
- #65998D
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#65998D is a cyan with RGB values 101, 153, 141 and HSL 166°, 20%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#65998D#65998D
HEX#65998D
RGBrgb(101, 153, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.6, 0.5529
RGB percentages39.6%, 60%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(166.2, 20.5%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166.2, 34%, 60%)
CMYK34%, 0%, 7.8%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,658,445
CSS custom property--colour: #65998D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27472WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.49:1
Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#9A6672
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#996571
Analogous#659973, #658B99
Triadic#8D6599, #998D65
Split complementary#99658B, #997365
Tetradic#736599, #996571, #8B9965
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R101
G153
B141
Red101 (39.6%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue166.15°
Saturation (HSL)20.47%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 65 · G 99 · B 8D
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