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Recognised as Colour

#65AC9E

  • #65AC9E
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#65AC9E is a cyan with RGB values 101, 172, 158 and HSL 168°, 30%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#65AC9E#65AC9E
HEX#65AC9E
RGBrgb(101, 172, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.6745, 0.6196
RGB percentages39.6%, 67.5%, 62%
HSLhsl(168.2, 30%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.2, 41.3%, 67.5%)
CMYK41.3%, 0%, 8.1%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,663,326
CSS custom property--colour: #65AC9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3474WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.95:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#9A5361

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7A49Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9A9B9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Tritanopia#4BAEA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10.7Light seagreen · ΔE 13.5Dark cyan · ΔE 16.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.4Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AC6573
Analogous#65AC7A, #6597AC
Triadic#9E65AC, #AC9E65
Split complementary#AC6597, #AC7A65
Tetradic#7A65AC, #AC6573, #97AC65

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAF3F1
Lighter +30%#C8E2DD
Lighter +20%#A7D0C8
Lighter +10%#86BEB3
Darker −10%#4E9083
Darker −20%#3C6F65
Darker −30%#2A4E47
Darker −40%#182D29
More saturated +25%#47CAB0
Less saturated −25%#838E8C

Channel breakdown

R101
G172
B158
Red101 (39.6%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue168.17°
Saturation (HSL)29.96%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 65 · G AC · B 9E

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