Recognised as Colour

#65ADBF

#65ADBF
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#65ADBF is a cyan with RGB values 101, 173, 191 and HSL 192°, 41%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#65ADBF#65ADBF

HEX#65ADBF

RGBrgb(101, 173, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.6784, 0.749

RGB percentages39.6%, 67.8%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(192, 41.3%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(192, 47.1%, 74.9%)

CMYK47.1%, 9.4%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,663,615

CSS custom property--colour: #65ADBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36415WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.28:1

Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#9A5240

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A0A9C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#929EBFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original

Tritanopia#37B4B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10.7 Sky blue · ΔE 13.7 Light blue · ΔE 18.9 Light skyblue · ΔE 19.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 20.1

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BF7765

Analogous#65BFA4, #6580BF

Triadic#BF65AD, #ADBF65

Split complementary#BF6580, #BFA465

Tetradic#A465BF, #BF7765, #80BF65

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F5FAFB

Lighter +30%#D1E7EC

Lighter +20%#ADD3DD

Lighter +10%#89C0CE

Darker −10%#4796AA

Darker −20%#387786

Darker −30%#295762

Darker −40%#1A373E

More saturated +25%#4ABDDA

Less saturated −25%#809DA4

Channel breakdown

R101

G173

B191

Red101 (39.6%)

Green173 (67.8%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue192°

Saturation (HSL)41.28%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 65 · G AD · B BF

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