What color is #00646C?

#00646C is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Wakame Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00646C?

The RGB value is 0, 100, 108: 0 red, 100 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00646C?

The complementary color is #6C0800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00646C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00646C color

#00646C rgb(0, 100, 108)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00646C is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 39.2% green and 42.4% blue (0, 100, 108).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 100% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Wakame Green (#00656E), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#00646C color codes

HEX	`#00646C`
RGB	`rgb(0, 100, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 39.2%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 100%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 100%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 7%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.19, -21.41, -11.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.19, 24.35, 208.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.263, 10.196, 15.77)`
Decimal	`25708`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00646C, 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 #00646C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#00646C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	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 #00646C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00646c; }
.text { color: #00646c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00646c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 100 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00646c, #002e6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #00646C?: #00646C is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Wakame Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00646C?: The RGB value is 0, 100, 108: 0 red, 100 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00646C?: The complementary color is #6C0800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00646C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.