What color is #64A55B?

#64A55B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Muted Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #64A55B?

The RGB value is 100, 165, 91: 100 red, 165 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #64A55B?

The complementary color is #9C5BA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #64A55B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#64A55B color

#64A55B rgb(100, 165, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #64A55B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 64.7% green and 35.7% blue (100, 165, 91).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 29% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Muted Green (#5FA052), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#64A55B color codes

HEX	`#64A55B`
RGB	`rgb(100, 165, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 64.7%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 29%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 45%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 45%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.98, -35.77, 31.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.98, 47.93, 138.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.598, 30.374, 14.673)`
Decimal	`6595931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #64A55B, 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 #64A55B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#64A55B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	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 #64A55B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #64a55b; }
.text { color: #64a55b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #64a55b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 165 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #64a55b, #5ba577); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #64A55B?: #64A55B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Muted Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #64A55B?: The RGB value is 100, 165, 91: 100 red, 165 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #64A55B?: The complementary color is #9C5BA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #64A55B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.