What color is #64918B?

#64918B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #64918B?

The RGB value is 100, 145, 139: 100 red, 145 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #64918B?

The complementary color is #91646A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #64918B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#64918B color

#64918B rgb(100, 145, 139)

Shades of teal

The hex color #64918B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 56.9% green and 54.5% blue (100, 145, 139).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 18% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#64918B color codes

HEX	`#64918B`
RGB	`rgb(100, 145, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 56.9%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 18%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 31%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 4%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.9, -16.64, -1.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.9, 16.73, 185.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.04, 24.823, 28.157)`
Decimal	`6590859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #64918B, 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 #64918B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#64918B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #64918B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #64918b; }
.text { color: #64918b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #64918b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 145 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #64918b, #648091); }

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Questions

What color is #64918B?: #64918B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #64918B?: The RGB value is 100, 145, 139: 100 red, 145 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #64918B?: The complementary color is #91646A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #64918B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.