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Recognised as Colour

#65A6B6

  • #65A6B6
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#65A6B6 is a cyan with RGB values 101, 166, 182 and HSL 192°, 36%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#65A6B6#65A6B6
HEX#65A6B6
RGBrgb(101, 166, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.651, 0.7137
RGB percentages39.6%, 65.1%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(191.9, 35.7%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.9, 44.5%, 71.4%)
CMYK44.5%, 8.8%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,661,814
CSS custom property--colour: #65A6B6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.68:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#9A5949

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AA2B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E98B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Tritanopia#40ACABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 8.7Sky blue · ΔE 16.2Light slate grey · ΔE 17Slate grey · ΔE 19Dark cyan · ΔE 19.6Light blue · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 8.66, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B67565
Analogous#65B69E, #657EB6
Triadic#B665A6, #A6B665
Split complementary#B6657E, #B69E65
Tetradic#9E65B6, #B67565, #7EB665

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF6F8
Lighter +30%#CDE2E7
Lighter +20%#AACED7
Lighter +10%#88BAC6
Darker −10%#4B8D9D
Darker −20%#3A6E7B
Darker −30%#2A4F58
Darker −40%#193036
More saturated +25%#49B7D2
Less saturated −25%#81959A

Channel breakdown

R101
G166
B182
Red101 (39.6%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue191.85°
Saturation (HSL)35.68%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G A6 · B B6

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