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#65A8A2

#65a8a2 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#65a8a2 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 65.88% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.57% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 174.63°, with 27.8% saturation and 52.75% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 4.5.

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Relative luminance0.3338

Complementary

  1. #65a8a2
  2. #a8656b

Split complementary

  1. #65a8a2
  2. #a8658d
  3. #a88165

Analogous

  1. #65a881
  2. #65a8a2
  3. #658da8

Triadic

  1. #65a8a2
  2. #a265a8
  3. #a8a265

Tetradic

  1. #65a8a2
  2. #656ba8
  3. #a8656b
  4. #a8a265

Square

  1. #65a8a2
  2. #8165a8
  3. #a8656b
  4. #8da865

Monochromatic

  1. #2a4a47
  2. #467b76
  3. #65a8a2
  4. #96c4c0
  5. #c7dfdd

Shades

#65a8a2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #65a8a2
  2. #5b9792
  3. #518682
  4. #477671
  5. #3d6561
  6. #335451
  7. #284341
  8. #1e3231
  9. #142220
  10. #0a1110
  11. #000000

Tints

#65a8a2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #65a8a2
  2. #74b1ab
  3. #84b9b5
  4. #93c2be
  5. #a3cbc7
  6. #b2d4d1
  7. #c1dcda
  8. #d1e5e3
  9. #e0eeec
  10. #f0f6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#65a8a2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #65a8a2
  2. #68a49f
  3. #6aa09b
  4. #6d9c98
  5. #709894
  6. #739491
  7. #75908e
  8. #788c8a
  9. #7b8887
  10. #7d8483
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8aa19f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1a1a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9599a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4aaba6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8da4a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #859fa2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #56aaa4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-65a8a2 {
  color: #65a8a2;
}
Background
.bg-65a8a2 {
  background-color: #65a8a2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-65a8a2 {
  border: 2px solid #65a8a2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #65a8a2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 168 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 175 28% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-65a8a2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #65a8a2, #658da8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-65a8a2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 168 162 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 4.50 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 5.11 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 6.56 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 7.92 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 8.45 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 11.37 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 11.46 #9a575d Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#65a8a2  rgb(101, 168, 162)  hsl(175, 28%, 53%)  Cadet Blue
#a8656b  rgb(168, 101, 107)  hsl(355, 28%, 53%)  Copper Rose
#a265a8  rgb(162, 101, 168)  hsl(295, 28%, 53%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#a8a265  rgb(168, 162, 101)  hsl(55, 28%, 53%)  Dark Khaki