What color is #64BEA6?

#64BEA6 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Spearmint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #64BEA6?

The RGB value is 100, 190, 166: 100 red, 190 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #64BEA6?

The complementary color is #BE647C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #64BEA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#64BEA6 color

#64BEA6 rgb(100, 190, 166)

Shades of green

The hex color #64BEA6 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 74.5% green and 65.1% blue (100, 190, 166).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 41% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Spearmint (#64BFA4), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.46:1).

#64BEA6 color codes

HEX	`#64BEA6`
RGB	`rgb(100, 190, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 74.5%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 41%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 47%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 13%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.07, -32.8, 3.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.07, 33.02, 173.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.549, 42.287, 42.621)`
Decimal	`6602406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #64BEA6, 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 #64BEA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#64BEA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.46:1	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 #64BEA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #64bea6; }
.text { color: #64bea6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #64bea6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 190 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #64bea6, #64a9be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #64BEA6?: #64BEA6 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Spearmint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #64BEA6?: The RGB value is 100, 190, 166: 100 red, 190 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #64BEA6?: The complementary color is #BE647C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #64BEA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.