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Recognised as Colour

#65CDC5

  • #65CDC5
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#65CDC5 is a cyan with RGB values 101, 205, 197 and HSL 175°, 51%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#65CDC5#65CDC5
HEX#65CDC5
RGBrgb(101, 205, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.8039, 0.7725
RGB percentages39.6%, 80.4%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(175.4, 51%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.4, 50.7%, 80.4%)
CMYK50.7%, 0%, 3.9%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,671,813
CSS custom property--colour: #65CDC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50461WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.09:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#9A323A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3C4C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2B7C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Tritanopia#23D1CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 6.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 11.5Light seagreen · ΔE 11.9Turquoise · ΔE 13Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 6.13, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD656D
Analogous#65CD91, #65A1CD
Triadic#C565CD, #CDC565
Split complementary#CD65A1, #CD9165
Tetradic#9165CD, #CD656D, #A1CD65

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D9F3F1
Lighter +20%#B2E6E2
Lighter +10%#8BDAD4
Darker −10%#3EC1B7
Darker −20%#329A92
Darker −30%#25746E
Darker −40%#194D49
More saturated +25%#4BE7DB
Less saturated −25%#7EB4AF

Channel breakdown

R101
G205
B197
Red101 (39.6%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue175.38°
Saturation (HSL)50.98%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 65 · G CD · B C5

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