What color is #64A4A3?

#64A4A3 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #64A4A3?

The RGB value is 100, 164, 163: 100 red, 164 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #64A4A3?

The complementary color is #A46465, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #64A4A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#64A4A3 color

#64A4A3 rgb(100, 164, 163)

Shades of teal

The hex color #64A4A3 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 64.3% green and 63.9% blue (100, 164, 163).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 26% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#64A4A3 color codes

HEX	`#64A4A3`
RGB	`rgb(100, 164, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 64.3%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 26%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 39%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 1%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.26, -20.7, -5.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.26, 21.53, 196.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.139, 31.903, 39.476)`
Decimal	`6595747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #64A4A3, 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 #64A4A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#64A4A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	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 #64A4A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #64a4a3; }
.text { color: #64a4a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #64a4a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 164 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #64a4a3, #6485a4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #64A4A3?: #64A4A3 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #64A4A3?: The RGB value is 100, 164, 163: 100 red, 164 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #64A4A3?: The complementary color is #A46465, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #64A4A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.