What color is #64AE84?

#64AE84 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lily Pads. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #64AE84?

The RGB value is 100, 174, 132: 100 red, 174 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #64AE84?

The complementary color is #AE648E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #64AE84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#64AE84 color

#64AE84 rgb(100, 174, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #64AE84 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 68.2% green and 51.8% blue (100, 174, 132).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 31% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Lily Pads (#6DB083), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#64AE84 color codes

HEX	`#64AE84`
RGB	`rgb(100, 174, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 68.2%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 31%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 43%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 24%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.47, -32.73, 14.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.47, 35.79, 156.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.555, 34.646, 27.219)`
Decimal	`6598276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #64AE84, 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 #64AE84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#64AE84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	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 #64AE84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #64ae84; }
.text { color: #64ae84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #64ae84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 174 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #64ae84, #64aea9); }

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Questions

What color is #64AE84?: #64AE84 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lily Pads. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #64AE84?: The RGB value is 100, 174, 132: 100 red, 174 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #64AE84?: The complementary color is #AE648E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #64AE84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.