#65D2DB

Closest named color: Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC). oklch(80.3% 0.101 202.6), rgb(101, 210, 219).

Black text reads best on this color (11.79:1).

About this color

#65D2DB is a light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 80%, its chroma 0.101 and its hue 203°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.79:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	light (80%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.101)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC)
Black text	11.79:1
White text	1.78:1

Values

HEX	#65D2DB
RGB	rgb(101, 210, 219)
HSL	hsl(185, 62%, 63%)
OKLCH	oklch(80.3% 0.101 202.6)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #65D2DB	1.78:1	Fails	Lc -36.6	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #65D2DB	11.79:1	AAA	Lc 71.2	Content text, not long reading
#65D2DB text on white	1.78:1	Fails	Lc 32.6	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#65D2DB text on black	11.79:1	AAA	Lc -70.1	Content text, not long reading

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.

Step 50
50

#ECF8F9

oklch(97% 0.013 202.9)
Step 100
100

#D4F0F2

oklch(93.5% 0.029 201.9)
Step 200
200

#AEE5E9

oklch(88.5% 0.056 201.8)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#65D2DB

oklch(80.3% 0.101 202.6)
Step 400
400

#00B6C1

oklch(70.7% 0.12 202.5)
Step 500
500

#009CA6

oklch(63.1% 0.107 202.8)
Step 600
600

#00838B

oklch(55.5% 0.095 202.3)
Step 700
700

#006E75

oklch(49% 0.083 202.5)
Step 800
800

#005A60

oklch(42.6% 0.073 202.7)
Step 900
900

#004B50

oklch(37.6% 0.064 202.5)
Step 950
950

#002D30

oklch(27% 0.046 201.8)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#65D2DB with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#C4CADC	0.101
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#B1BCDC	0.094
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00D9D4	0.043
Achromatopsia (no color)	#C2C2C2	0.101