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#65DCEC Color

#65DCEC is rgb(101, 220, 236) in RGB, hsl(187, 78%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(57%, 7%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sky Blue (Crayola) (#76D7EA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#65DCEC
HEX#65DCEC
RGBrgb(101, 220, 236)
HSLhsl(187, 78%, 66%)
HSVhsv(187, 57%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 7%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(83.2% 0.109 207.2)
LABlab(81.45% -31.52 -18.60)
LCHlch(81.45% 36.60 210.54)

What #65DCEC 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 #65DCEC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 5.49Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 6.81Middle Blue#7ED4E6ΔE 8.09Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 11.14Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 11.63Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 13.07

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

#65DCEC Channel Values

How #65DCEC 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 101 · G 220 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 187° · S 78% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 187° · S 57% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 57% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.62:1 vs white · 13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #65DCEC 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.

Fails AAWhite text1.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #65DCEC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #65DCEC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #65DCEC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#65DCEC
Complementary
#EC7465
Analogous
#65ECB8
Analogous
#6599EC
Triadic
#EC65DC
Triadic
#DCEC65
Split comp.
#EC6599
Split comp.
#ECB865

Tints & Shades of #65DCEC

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

#7BE1EF
#8EE5F1
#A4EAF4
#B6EFF6
#CDF4F9
#DFF8FB

Shades

#3CD3E7
#1BC4DA
#169FB1
#117E8D
#0C5A64
#07353B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #65DCEC.

How #65DCEC 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#65DCEC
Protanopia#CECEEC
Protanomaly#AED4EC
Deuteranopia#BFBFEE
Deuteranomaly#A3CBED
Tritanopia#5FDEDE
Tritanomaly#61DDE4
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #65DCEC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-65dcec: #65DCEC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #65DCEC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-65dcec': '#65DCEC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.396, green: 0.863, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_65dcec">#65DCEC</color>
SVG fillfill="#65DCEC"

More Teal Colors

#65DCEC sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#65DCEC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #65DCEC?

#65DCEC is a light teal — rgb(101, 220, 236) in RGB and hsl(187, 78%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sky Blue (Crayola) (#76D7EA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.49.

What is the RGB value of #65DCEC?

#65DCEC is rgb(101, 220, 236) — red 101, green 220, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #65DCEC?

#65DCEC converts to approximately cmyk(57%, 7%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #65DCEC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #65DCEC scores 1.62:1 against white and 13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #65DCEC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #65DCEC 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 mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) at a CIE76 distance of 13.07, which is visibly different.

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