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#65E6CE Color

#65E6CE is rgb(101, 230, 206) in RGB, hsl(169, 72%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(56%, 0%, 10%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise (#40E0D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#65E6CE
HEX#65E6CE
RGBrgb(101, 230, 206)
HSLhsl(169, 72%, 65%)
HSVhsv(169, 56%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 0%, 10%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(84.6% 0.12 179.1)
LABlab(83.63% -41.68 0.38)
LCHlch(83.63% 41.68 179.48)

What #65E6CE 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 #65E6CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 6.69Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 11.68Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 12.04Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 12.05Aquamarine#7FFFD4ΔE 12.44Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 12.78

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

#65E6CE Channel Values

How #65E6CE 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 230 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 169° · S 72% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 169° · S 56% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 56% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.53:1 vs white · 13.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #65E6CE 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 text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #65E6CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #65E6CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #65E6CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#65E6CE
Complementary
#E6657D
Analogous
#65E68E
Analogous
#65BDE6
Triadic
#CE65E6
Triadic
#E6CE65
Split comp.
#E665BD
Split comp.
#E68E65

Tints & Shades of #65E6CE

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

#7BEAD5
#8DECDB
#A3F0E2
#B9F4E9
#CFF7F0
#E0FAF5

Shades

#3EE0C2
#22D3B2
#1CAB91
#15846F
#0F5C4E
#093930

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #65E6CE.

How #65E6CE 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#65E6CE
Protanopia#D7D7CE
Protanomaly#B4DDCE
Deuteranopia#C7C7D1
Deuteranomaly#A9D4D0
Tritanopia#6DE3E3
Tritanomaly#6AE4DB
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #65E6CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-65e6ce: #65E6CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #65E6CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-65e6ce': '#65E6CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.396, green: 0.902, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_65e6ce">#65E6CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#65E6CE"

More Green Colors

#65E6CE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#65E6CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #65E6CE?

#65E6CE is a light green — rgb(101, 230, 206) in RGB and hsl(169, 72%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise (#40E0D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.69.

What is the RGB value of #65E6CE?

#65E6CE is rgb(101, 230, 206) — red 101, green 230, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #65E6CE?

#65E6CE converts to approximately cmyk(56%, 0%, 10%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #65E6CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #65E6CE scores 1.53:1 against white and 13.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #65E6CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #65E6CE 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 turquoise (#40E0D0) at a CIE76 distance of 6.69, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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