What color is #64BFA4?

#64BFA4 is a desaturated spring green known as Spearmint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Spearmint?

The RGB value is 100, 191, 164: 100 red, 191 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Spearmint?

The complementary color is #BF647F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #64BFA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Spearmint color: hex code #64BFA4

#64BFA4 rgb(100, 191, 164)

Shades of green

Spearmint has the hex code #64BFA4. It is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 74.9% green and 64.3% blue (100, 191, 164).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 42% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.53:1).

Spearmint (#64BFA4) color codes

HEX	`#64BFA4`
RGB	`rgb(100, 191, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 74.9%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 42%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 48%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 14%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.32, -33.73, 5.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.32, 34.14, 171.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.584, 42.649, 41.735)`
Decimal	`6602660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Spearmint, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #64BFA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#64BFA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #64BFA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #64bfa4; }
.text { color: #64bfa4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #64bfa4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 191 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #64bfa4, #64acbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #64BFA4 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #64BFA4?: #64BFA4 is a desaturated spring green known as Spearmint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Spearmint?: The RGB value is 100, 191, 164: 100 red, 191 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Spearmint?: The complementary color is #BF647F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #64BFA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.