What color is #064038?

#064038 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #064038?

The RGB value is 6, 64, 56: 6 red, 64 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #064038?

The complementary color is #40060E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #064038?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#064038 color

#064038 rgb(6, 64, 56)

Shades of teal

The hex color #064038 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 25.1% green and 22% blue (6, 64, 56).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 83% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 91% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.68:1).

#064038 color codes

HEX	`#064038`
RGB	`rgb(6, 64, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 25.1%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 83%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 91%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(91%, 0%, 13%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.64, -19.79, -0.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.64, 19.79, 180.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.622, 3.991, 4.373)`
Decimal	`409656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #064038, 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 #064038	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#064038 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #064038 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #064038; }
.text { color: #064038; }
.border { border: 2px solid #064038; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 64 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #064038, #062b40); }

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Questions

What color is #064038?: #064038 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #064038?: The RGB value is 6, 64, 56: 6 red, 64 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #064038?: The complementary color is #40060E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #064038?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.