#65b2bb

Color #65b2bb

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 8.54 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#65b2bb

RGB

rgb(101, 178, 187)

HSL

hsl(186.3, 38.7%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186.3, 46%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(46%, 4.8%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(68.16, -21.38, -12)

LCH

lch(68.16, 24.52, 209.3)

OKLCH

oklch(71.7%, 0.0772, 205.3)

HWB

hwb(186.3, 39.6%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bb6e65

Analogous

#65bb99

#65b2bb

#6587bb

Triadic

#65b2bb

#bb65b2

#b2bb65

Split-complementary

#65b2bb

#bb6587

#bb9965

Tetradic

#65b2bb

#6e65bb

#bb6e65

#b2bb65

Square

#65b2bb

#9965bb

#bb6e65

#87bb65

Shades

Color #65b2bb mixed toward black.

#4a9da7

#3b7d85

#2c5e64

#1d3f43

#0f1f21

Tints

Color #65b2bb mixed toward white.

#7fbfc6

#98ccd2

#b2d8dd

#cce5e8

#e5f2f4

Tones

Color #65b2bb mixed toward gray.

#6cacb4

#73a7ad

#7ba1a6

#829b9e

#899697

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8eb9 · ΔE 25.3

Deuteranopia

#8982b8 · ΔE 27.8

Tritanopia

#6bb7b7 · ΔE 3.8

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 19.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #65b2bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#65b2bb]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#65b2bb (#65b2bb) is rgb(101, 178, 187) in RGB.

No, #65b2bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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