#65b8bc

Color #65b8bc

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 10.18 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#65b8bc

RGB

rgb(101, 184, 188)

HSL

hsl(182.8, 39.4%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(182.8, 46.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(46.3%, 2.1%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(69.95, -24.16, -9.88)

LCH

lch(69.95, 26.1, 202.24)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0812, 199.57)

HWB

hwb(182.8, 39.6%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bc6965

Analogous

#65bc95

#65b8bc

#658dbc

Triadic

#65b8bc

#bc65b8

#b8bc65

Split-complementary

#65b8bc

#bc658d

#bc9565

Tetradic

#65b8bc

#6965bc

#bc6965

#b8bc65

Square

#65b8bc

#9565bc

#bc6965

#8dbc65

Shades

Color #65b8bc mixed toward black.

#49a4a8

#3a8386

#2c6265

#1d4143

#0f2122

Tints

Color #65b8bc mixed toward white.

#7fc4c7

#98d0d2

#b2dcde

#cce7e9

#e5f3f4

Tones

Color #65b8bc mixed toward gray.

#6cb1b5

#74abae

#7ba4a6

#829e9f

#899798

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9191bb · ΔE 26.9

Deuteranopia

#8c85bb · ΔE 29.3

Tritanopia

#6bbaba · ΔE 1.7

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 20

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Code

CSS

background-color: #65b8bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#65b8bc]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#65b8bc (#65b8bc) is rgb(101, 184, 188) in RGB.

No, #65b8bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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