#65b4bb

Color #65b4bb

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 8.88 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#65b4bb

RGB

rgb(101, 180, 187)

HSL

hsl(184.9, 38.7%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(184.9, 46%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(46%, 3.7%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(68.75, -22.4, -11.13)

LCH

lch(68.75, 25.01, 206.42)

OKLCH

oklch(72.2%, 0.0784, 202.97)

HWB

hwb(184.9, 39.6%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bb6c65

Analogous

#65bb97

#65b4bb

#6589bb

Triadic

#65b4bb

#bb65b4

#b4bb65

Split-complementary

#65b4bb

#bb6589

#bb9765

Tetradic

#65b4bb

#6c65bb

#bb6c65

#b4bb65

Square

#65b4bb

#9765bb

#bb6c65

#89bb65

Shades

Color #65b4bb mixed toward black.

#4a9fa7

#3b7f85

#2c5f64

#1d4043

#0f2021

Tints

Color #65b4bb mixed toward white.

#7fc0c6

#98cdd2

#b2d9dd

#cce6e8

#e5f2f4

Tones

Color #65b4bb mixed toward gray.

#6caeb4

#73a8ad

#7ba2a6

#829c9e

#899697

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8fb9 · ΔE 25.8

Deuteranopia

#8a83b9 · ΔE 28.4

Tritanopia

#6bb8b8 · ΔE 3

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 19.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #65b4bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#65b4bb]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#65b4bb (#65b4bb) is rgb(101, 180, 187) in RGB.

No, #65b4bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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