What color is #64898E?

#64898E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #64898E?

The RGB value is 100, 137, 142: 100 red, 137 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #64898E?

The complementary color is #8E6964, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #64898E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#64898E color

#64898E rgb(100, 137, 142)

Shades of teal

The hex color #64898E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 53.7% green and 55.7% blue (100, 137, 142).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 17% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#64898E color codes

HEX	`#64898E`
RGB	`rgb(100, 137, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 53.7%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 17%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 30%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 4%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.61, -11.57, -6.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.61, 13.44, 210.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.082, 22.553, 28.934)`
Decimal	`6588814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #64898E, 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 #64898E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#64898E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	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 #64898E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #64898e; }
.text { color: #64898e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #64898e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 137 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #64898e, #64748e); }

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Questions

What color is #64898E?: #64898E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #64898E?: The RGB value is 100, 137, 142: 100 red, 137 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #64898E?: The complementary color is #8E6964, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #64898E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.