#205D65 Color

#205D65 is rgb(32, 93, 101) in RGB, hsl(187, 52%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(68%, 8%, 0%, 60%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Petrol (#005F6A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.46. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#205D65

HEX#205D65

RGBrgb(32, 93, 101)

HSLhsl(187, 52%, 26%)

HSVhsv(187, 68%, 40%)

CMYKcmyk(68%, 8%, 0%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(44.3% 0.063 207.3)

LABlab(35.90% -18.08 -10.71)

LCHlch(35.90% 21.02 210.64)

What #205D65 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 #205D65, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Petrol#005F6AΔE 4.46 Peacock#005F5FΔE 7.37 Midnight Green(eagle Green)#004953ΔE 8.44 Ming#36747DΔE 9.21 Dark Slate Gray#2F4F4FΔE 10.12 Deep Jungle Green#004B49ΔE 10.35

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

#205D65 Channel Values

How #205D65 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 32 · G 93 · B 101	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 187° · S 52% · L 26%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 187° · S 68% · V 40%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 68% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 60%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	7.46:1 vs white · 2.82:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #205D65 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 text7.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #205D65

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #205D65; 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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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #205D65

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 #205D65.

How #205D65 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#205D65

Protanopia#565665

Protanomaly#465965

Deuteranopia#4F4F66

Deuteranomaly#415566

Tritanopia#1C5E5E

Tritanomaly#1E5E61

Achromatopsia#555555

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Using #205D65 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-205d65: #205D65;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #205D65;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-205d65': '#205D65' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.125, green: 0.365, blue: 0.396)

Android XML<color name="color_205d65">#205D65</color>

SVG fillfill="#205D65"

More Teal Colors

#205D65 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

208fbc 1fffff 20b2aa 1f3333 20c5b5 1e5162 213536 1db4a5 219c9c 1dacd6 228783 1ca9c9 2f4f4f 45ded6 5ebee4 80daeb a2f4fd bde5ea d8f0f3 002d2e 007070 00a2ed 00fefc 0e534c

#205D65 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #205D65?

#205D65 is a dark teal — rgb(32, 93, 101) in RGB and hsl(187, 52%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Petrol (#005F6A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.46.

What is the RGB value of #205D65?

#205D65 is rgb(32, 93, 101) — red 32, green 93, and blue 101 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #205D65?

#205D65 converts to approximately cmyk(68%, 8%, 0%, 60%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #205D65 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #205D65 scores 7.46:1 against white and 2.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #205D65 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #205D65 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 10.12, which is visibly different.

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