What color is #64D9CE?

#64D9CE is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Hammam Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #64D9CE?

The RGB value is 100, 217, 206: 100 red, 217 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #64D9CE?

The complementary color is #D9646F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #64D9CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#64D9CE color

#64D9CE rgb(100, 217, 206)

Shades of teal

The hex color #64D9CE is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 85.1% green and 80.8% blue (100, 217, 206).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 61% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Hammam Blue (#65DCD6), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.36:1).

#64D9CE color codes

HEX	`#64D9CE`
RGB	`rgb(100, 217, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 85.1%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 61%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 54%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 5%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.06, -35.63, -4.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.06, 35.93, 187.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.204, 56.787, 67.17)`
Decimal	`6609358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #64D9CE, 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 #64D9CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#64D9CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.36:1	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 #64D9CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #64d9ce; }
.text { color: #64d9ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #64d9ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 217 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #64d9ce, #64aad9); }

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Questions

What color is #64D9CE?: #64D9CE is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Hammam Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #64D9CE?: The RGB value is 100, 217, 206: 100 red, 217 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #64D9CE?: The complementary color is #D9646F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #64D9CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.