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#015B65 Color

#015B65 is rgb(1, 91, 101) in RGB, hsl(186, 98%, 20%) in HSL, and about cmyk(99%, 10%, 0%, 60%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Petrol (#005F6A), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.81. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#015B65
HEX#015B65
RGBrgb(1, 91, 101)
HSLhsl(186, 98%, 20%)
HSVhsv(186, 99%, 40%)
CMYKcmyk(99%, 10%, 0%, 60%)
OKLCHoklch(43.1% 0.074 207.8)
LABlab(34.59% -20.99 -12.76)
LCHlch(34.59% 24.56 211.29)

What #015B65 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #015B65, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#015B65 Channel Values

How #015B65 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 1 · G 91 · B 1018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 186° · S 98% · L 20%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 186° · S 99% · V 40%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 99% · M 10% · Y 0% · K 60%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.82:1 vs white · 2.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #015B65 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #015B65 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #015B65

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #015B65; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #015B65

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #015B65.

How #015B65 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#015B65
Protanopia#535365
Protanomaly#415665
Deuteranopia#4B4B66
Deuteranomaly#3A5266
Tritanopia#005C5C
Tritanomaly#005C60
Achromatopsia#525252

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #015B65 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-015b65: #015B65;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #015B65;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-015b65': '#015B65' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.004, green: 0.357, blue: 0.396)
Android XML<color name="color_015b65">#015B65</color>
SVG fillfill="#015B65"

More Teal Colors

#015B65 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#015B65 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #015B65?

#015B65 is a dark teal — rgb(1, 91, 101) in RGB and hsl(186, 98%, 20%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Petrol (#005F6A), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.81.

What is the RGB value of #015B65?

#015B65 is rgb(1, 91, 101) — red 1, green 91, and blue 101 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #015B65?

#015B65 converts to approximately cmyk(99%, 10%, 0%, 60%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #015B65 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #015B65 scores 7.82:1 against white and 2.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #015B65 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #015B65 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 12.88, which is visibly different.

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