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#64AAA2 — Dusty Teal

#64AAA2 is a teal color we call Dusty Teal, closest to the named color CadetBlue (#5F9EA0). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cadetblue (#5F9EA0) — not an exact match. CSS cadetblue gives you #5F9EA0, a different color; use #64AAA2 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#64AAA2 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AA646D; it also sits naturally between #64AA7F and #648FAA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#64AAA2 · RGB 100, 170, 162

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Color values

HEX#64AAA2
RGB100, 170, 162
HSL173°, 29%, 53%
HSV173°, 41%, 67%
CMYK41%, 0%, 5%, 33%
XYZ26.15, 34.07, 39.38
Yxy34.07, 0.2626, 0.3420
CIE-Lab65.02, -24.00, -2.81
Hunter Lab58.37, -19.35, -2.41

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 39% · Green 67% · Blue 64%

Cyan 41% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 33%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #64AAA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #64AAA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #64AAA2

.text { color: #64AAA2; }
.background { background-color: #64AAA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #64AAA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(100, 170, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(173, 29%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #64AAA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(100, 170, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #64AAA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(100, 170, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#64AAA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#64AAA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #64AAA2

#579E96#4E8D86#457D76#3C6D67#355F5A#2B4F4B#223F3B#192E2C#101E1C#070D0C

Tints of #64AAA2

#72B1AA#82BAB4#8FC1BC#9CC9C4#ADD2CD#BAD9D5#C7E0DD#D4E7E5#E5F1EF#F2F8F7

Tones of #64AAA2

#69A59E#6EA09A#739C97#799692#7E918F#828C8B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AA646D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.69:1 Fails
Against black text7.81:1 AAA

Best text color on #64AAA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #64AAA2

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #64AAA2: ·

How #64AAA2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #8283A4Deuteranopia · #7E79A4Tritanopia · #68A5A6

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Blue Grey 500 · #607D8BTailwind slate 500 · #64748BMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #64AAA2 rather than the exact color:

Palette E8ded2
#E8DED2 · #A3D2CA · #5EAAA8 · #056676
Palette 68b0ab
#68B0AB · #8FC0A9 · #C8D5B9 · #FAF3DD
Palette Ecf4f3
#ECF4F3 · #68B0AB · #006A71 · #FF7E67
Silent Harbor
#B7A593 · #BDC8A4 · #4D9E57 · #64A09C
Palette Faef9b
#FAEF9B · #F6D776 · #6DA4AA · #647D87
Palette 240750
#240750 · #344C64 · #577B8D · #57A6A1

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#5EAAA8#68B0AB#64A09C#6DA4AA#57A6A1#6DA29B#55A9A0#629FAD#58A399#71A0A5#71A29B#679B9B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #64AAA1  ·  #64AAA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #64AAA2?

#64AAA2 is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 100, 170, 162). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #64AAA2?

#64AAA2 is RGB 100, 170, 162 — HSL 173°, 29%, 53% — CMYK 41%, 0%, 5%, 33%.

What colors go with #64AAA2?

Its complement is #AA646D; analogous partners are #64AA7F and #648FAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #64AAA2 for text?

Black text on #64AAA2 has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.69:1.