Information about #066565 color

#066565 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#066565 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Full Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(6, 101, 101) — 2.4% red, 39.6% green, 39.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 37 / 0 / 0 / 60. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #066565 reads as a pure, full-strength aqua cyan and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Blue Stone (#016162). Slightly further away sit Dark Aqua (#05696B) and Peacock Blue (#005F69).

The recipe behind #066565 is rgb(6, 101, 101), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 6.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.1:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:60), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #066565 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#066565 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#066565 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #066565

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Blue Stone color link
Blue Stone

#016162

Dark Aqua color link
Dark Aqua

#05696B

Peacock Blue color link
Peacock Blue

#005F69

Petrol color link
Petrol

#005F6A

Blue Lagoon color link
Blue Lagoon

#00626F

Maestro color link
Maestro

#005E6D

Mosque color link
Mosque

#005F5B

Teal Green color link
Teal Green

#006D5B

Bingo color link
Bingo

#007460

Watercourse color link
Watercourse

#056F57

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#066565
  • RGB6, 101, 101
  • CMYK37, 0, 0, 60
  • CSSrgb(6, 101, 101)
  • HSL180°, 89%, 21%
  • HSL Precise180°, 88.785%, 20.98%
  • HSV180°, 94%, 40%
  • HSB180°, 94%, 40%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.024
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • GLSLvec3(0.024, 0.396, 0.396)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.024, 0.396, 0.396, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.024, 0.396, 0.396)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB2.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB39.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB39.6%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID066565
  • DECIMAL ID419173
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01