What color is #64877F?

#64877F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #64877F?

The RGB value is 100, 135, 127: 100 red, 135 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #64877F?

The complementary color is #87646C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #64877F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#64877F color

#64877F rgb(100, 135, 127)

Shades of teal

The hex color #64877F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 52.9% green and 49.8% blue (100, 135, 127).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 15% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#64877F color codes

HEX	`#64877F`
RGB	`rgb(100, 135, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 52.9%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 15%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 26%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 6%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.57, -14.06, 0.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.57, 14.07, 178.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.749, 21.569, 23.303)`
Decimal	`6588287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #64877F, 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 #64877F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#64877F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	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 #64877F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #64877f; }
.text { color: #64877f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #64877f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 135 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #64877f, #647e87); }

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Questions

What color is #64877F?: #64877F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #64877F?: The RGB value is 100, 135, 127: 100 red, 135 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #64877F?: The complementary color is #87646C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #64877F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.