What color is #64A7AF?

#64A7AF is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Seaside. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #64A7AF?

The RGB value is 100, 167, 175: 100 red, 167 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #64A7AF?

The complementary color is #AF6C64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #64A7AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#64A7AF color

#64A7AF rgb(100, 167, 175)

Shades of teal

The hex color #64A7AF is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 65.5% green and 68.6% blue (100, 167, 175).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 32% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Seaside (#66A4B0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#64A7AF color codes

HEX	`#64A7AF`
RGB	`rgb(100, 167, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 65.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 32%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 43%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 5%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.52, -19.14, -10.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.52, 21.98, 209.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.809, 33.44, 45.591)`
Decimal	`6596527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #64A7AF, 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 #64A7AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#64A7AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	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 #64A7AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #64a7af; }
.text { color: #64a7af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #64a7af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 167 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #64a7af, #6482af); }

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Questions

What color is #64A7AF?: #64A7AF is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Seaside. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #64A7AF?: The RGB value is 100, 167, 175: 100 red, 167 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #64A7AF?: The complementary color is #AF6C64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #64A7AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.