Recognised as Colour

#65DBC5

#65DBC5
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Turquoise

#65DBC5 is a cyan with RGB values 101, 219, 197 and HSL 169°, 62%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#65DBC5

RGBrgb(101, 219, 197)

RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.8588, 0.7725

RGB percentages39.6%, 85.9%, 77.3%

HSLhsl(168.8, 62.1%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(168.8, 53.9%, 85.9%)

CMYK53.9%, 0%, 10%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,675,397

CSS custom property--colour: #65DBC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57461WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.49:1

Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0

Inverted#9A243A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D3CFC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0C2C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original

Tritanopia#18DED4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 7.3 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 9 Medium turquoise · ΔE 9.8 Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.2 Aquamarine · ΔE 16.2 Light seagreen · ΔE 16.3

Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 7.31, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DB657B

Analogous#65DB8A, #65B6DB

Triadic#C565DB, #DBC565

Split complementary#DB65B6, #DB8A65

Tetradic#8A65DB, #DB657B, #B6DB65

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E1F8F4

Lighter +20%#B8EEE4

Lighter +10%#8EE5D5

Darker −10%#3CD1B5

Darker −20%#29B197

Darker −30%#208774

Darker −40%#165E51

More saturated +25%#4DF3D4

Less saturated −25%#7DC3B6

Channel breakdown

R101

G219

B197

Red101 (39.6%)

Green219 (85.9%)

Blue197 (77.3%)

Hue168.81°

Saturation (HSL)62.11%

Lightness62.75%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 65 · G DB · B C5

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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