Colour
#65AEBC
- #65AEBC
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#65AEBC is a cyan with RGB values 101, 174, 188 and HSL 190°, 39%, 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
#65AEBC#65AEBC
HEX#65AEBC
RGBrgb(101, 174, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.6824, 0.7373
RGB percentages39.6%, 68.2%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(189.7, 39.4%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.7, 46.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK46.3%, 7.4%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,663,868
CSS custom property--colour: #65AEBC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3667WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.33:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#9A5143
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BC7365
Analogous#65BC9F, #6582BC
Triadic#BC65AE, #AEBC65
Split complementary#BC6582, #BC9F65
Tetradic#9F65BC, #BC7365, #82BC65
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R101
G174
B188
Red101 (39.6%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue189.66°
Saturation (HSL)39.37%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G AE · B BC
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