What color is #64A2A1?

#64A2A1 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #64A2A1?

The RGB value is 100, 162, 161: 100 red, 162 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #64A2A1?

The complementary color is #A26465, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #64A2A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#64A2A1 color

#64A2A1 rgb(100, 162, 161)

Shades of teal

The hex color #64A2A1 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 63.5% green and 63.1% blue (100, 162, 161).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 25% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#64A2A1 color codes

HEX	`#64A2A1`
RGB	`rgb(100, 162, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 63.5%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 25%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 38%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 1%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.61, -20.17, -5.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.61, 20.98, 196.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.607, 31.122, 38.422)`
Decimal	`6595233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #64A2A1, 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 #64A2A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#64A2A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	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 #64A2A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #64a2a1; }
.text { color: #64a2a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #64a2a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 162 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #64a2a1, #6484a2); }

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Questions

What color is #64A2A1?: #64A2A1 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #64A2A1?: The RGB value is 100, 162, 161: 100 red, 162 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #64A2A1?: The complementary color is #A26465, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #64A2A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.