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#64cfac

a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · “Medium Aqua Marine”

RGB
100, 207, 172
HSL
160°, 53%, 60%
CMYK
52, 0, 17, 19
Luminance
0.5031

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #64cfac is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#64cfac
Hue
160°
cyan
Saturation
53%
vivid
Lightness
60%
balanced
Brightness
81%
HSV value
Perceived
70%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5031
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
79/100 cool
Color family
Cyan
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
11.06:1
Closest name
Medium Aqua Marine
ΔE2000 0.6
Where it sits
Hue160° of 360°
Saturation53%
Lightness60%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool79% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#64cfac
RGBrgb(100, 207, 172)
HSLhsl(160, 53%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 0%, 17%, 19%)
LABlab(76.3 -39.3 8.0)
LCHlch(76.3 40.1 168.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.781 0.112 169.4)
Decimal6606764
Display P3color(display-p3 0.392 0.812 0.675)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #64cfac;
background-color: #64cfac;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#64cfac] bg-[#64cfac]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #64cfac;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.392, green: 0.812, blue: 0.675)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#64cfac")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF64CFAC)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(172, 207, 100)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #64cfac · 11.06:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.90:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 11.06:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #64cfac as text scores 1.90:1 on white and 11.06:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#64cfac on white: 1.90:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#64cfac on black: 11.06:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #CAC3AA
deuteranopia · #BAB7AE
tritanopia · #37D0C5

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #64cfac is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F4FAF8
#E9F6F2
#CEEDE3
#A9E4D1
#7FD7BA
#64cfac
#3ABB91
#309C79
#277D61
#205B47
#14392D
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F4FAF8Darkest = 950 · #14392D
:root {
  --brand-50: #F4FAF8;
  --brand-100: #E9F6F2;
  --brand-200: #CEEDE3;
  --brand-300: #A9E4D1;
  --brand-400: #7FD7BA;
  --brand-500: #64cfac;
  --brand-600: #3ABB91;
  --brand-700: #309C79;
  --brand-800: #277D61;
  --brand-900: #205B47;
  --brand-950: #14392D;
  --brand: #64cfac;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #64cfac

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4FAF8
Tinted page background
Border#C1ECDE
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B81
Captions on the surface
Accent#D360A2
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#1E614B
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#ECF9F5
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#14241F
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #64cfac

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Thin strokes and 1px borders — they disappear on light UI
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#CF6487
Analogous left#64CF77
Analogous right#64BCCF
Split-complement 1#CF64BC
Split-complement 2#CF7764
Triadic 1#AC64CF
Triadic 2#CFAC64
Tetradic#7764CF

RGB percentages

Red39.2%
Green81.2%
Blue67.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan51.7%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow16.9%
Key (black)18.8%

Color previews

#64cfac text on a black background

contrast 11.06:1

Card sample

#64cfac text on a white background

contrast 1.90:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #64cfac;
Background color
Panel with #64cfac background
background-color: #64cfac;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #64cfac;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(100, 207, 172, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(100, 207, 172, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #64cfac;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #64cfac, #64ABCF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #64cfac

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#64cfac in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
TechnologyTravelHealthcareMedia
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#64cfac, answered

What color is #64cfac?

#64cfac is a balanced vivid cyan — the CSS keyword Medium Aqua Marine. It sits at 160° on the hue wheel with 53% saturation and 60% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #64cfac?

rgb(100, 207, 172) — 100 red, 207 green and 172 blue out of 255, or 39.2% / 81.2% / 67.5% by channel.

Is #64cfac a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5031 and perceived brightness is 70%, so black text on it reaches 11.06:1.

Should I use black or white text on #64cfac?

Black. It scores 11.06:1 against #64cfac, versus 1.90:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #64cfac?

#CF6487 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #CF64BC and #CF7764, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #64cfac?

For interface work: #F4FAF8 as the surface, #C1ECDE for borders, #4B9B81 for secondary text, #D360A2 as an accent and #1E614B for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #64CF77 and #64BCCF stays calm, while #CF6487 is the loudest partner.

What is #64cfac in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(52%, 0%, 17%, 19%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #64cfac warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 79 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #64CF85; nudged cooler, #62CDD1.

Work with #64cfac in the Color Lab