Palettes / Colors / #65CDC3

#65CDC3 — Muted Teal

#65CDC3 is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color MediumTurquoise (#48D1CC). It belongs to the teal family.

#65CDC3 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CD656F; it also sits naturally between #65CD8F and #65A3CD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 40% · Green 80% · Blue 76%

Cyan 51% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 20%

Previews

CSS code for #65CDC3

.text { color: #65CDC3; }
.background { background-color: #65CDC3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #65CDC3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(101, 205, 195); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(174, 51%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #65CDC3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(101, 205, 195, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #65CDC3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(101, 205, 195, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#65CDC3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#65CDC3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #65CDC3

Tints of #65CDC3

Tones of #65CDC3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CD656F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #65CDC3: #000000.

How #65CDC3 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #65CDC3 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #65CDC2  ·  #65CDC4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #65CDC3?

#65CDC3 is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 101, 205, 195). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #65CDC3?

#65CDC3 is RGB 101, 205, 195 — HSL 174°, 51%, 60% — CMYK 51%, 0%, 5%, 20%.

What colors go with #65CDC3?

Its complement is #CD656F; analogous partners are #65CD8F and #65A3CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #65CDC3 for text?

Black text on #65CDC3 has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.90:1.