What color is #64A189?

#64A189 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #64A189?

The RGB value is 100, 161, 137: 100 red, 161 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #64A189?

The complementary color is #A1647C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #64A189?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#64A189 color

#64A189 rgb(100, 161, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #64A189 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 63.1% green and 53.7% blue (100, 161, 137).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 24% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#64A189 color codes

HEX	`#64A189`
RGB	`rgb(100, 161, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 63.1%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 24%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 38%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 15%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.66, -25.36, 6.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.66, 26.14, 166.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.514, 30.004, 28.267)`
Decimal	`6594953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #64A189, 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 #64A189	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#64A189 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	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 #64A189 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #64a189; }
.text { color: #64a189; }
.border { border: 2px solid #64a189; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 161 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #64a189, #649ba1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #64A189?: #64A189 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #64A189?: The RGB value is 100, 161, 137: 100 red, 161 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #64A189?: The complementary color is #A1647C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #64A189?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.