What color is #064F46?

#064F46 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #064F46?

The RGB value is 6, 79, 70: 6 red, 79 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #064F46?

The complementary color is #4F060F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #064F46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#064F46 color

#064F46 rgb(6, 79, 70)

Shades of teal

The hex color #064F46 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 31% green and 27.5% blue (6, 79, 70).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 86% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 92% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Forest (#024A43), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.48:1).

#064F46 color codes

HEX	`#064F46`
RGB	`rgb(6, 79, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 31%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 86%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 92%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(92%, 0%, 11%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.59, -22.96, -0.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.59, 22.96, 181.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.976, 6.072, 6.756)`
Decimal	`413510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #064F46, 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 #064F46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#064F46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #064F46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #064f46; }
.text { color: #064f46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #064f46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 79 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #064f46, #06344f); }

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Questions

What color is #064F46?: #064F46 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #064F46?: The RGB value is 6, 79, 70: 6 red, 79 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #064F46?: The complementary color is #4F060F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #064F46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.