Nearest named color: Medium Turquoise
#64C4BC
#64C4BC
Nearest named
Medium Turquoise
Family
Blue
Lightness
76.0%
Chroma
0.092
Hue angle
188.3°
Temperature
Cool
Contrast on white
2.07:1 · Fail
Contrast on black
8.99:1 · AAA
Web-safe
#66CCCC
CSS oklch()
76% 0.09 188

#64C4BC is a soft, cool cyan. It reproduces cleanly in print.

Palettes built on #64C4BC

Not just a swatch — here's how #64C4BC works with other colors. Named schemes with #64C4BC in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Nordic Calm Accent · 5 colors

Medium Turquoise keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Medium Turquoise sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Coastal Morning Lead · 5 colors

Medium Turquoise opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Medium Turquoise is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Medium Turquoise carrying the quiet middle.

Tech Product Signal · 5 colors

Medium Turquoise is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Medium Turquoise.

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Color Lab

How #64C4BC actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 30/100
Cool
Reads cool and recessive — calming, technical, good for trust-led UI.
Softness 64/100
High
Soft and easy on the eye — gentle backdrops, calm surfaces.
Depth 24/100
Low
Airy and open — recedes, leaves the composition light.
Naturalness 23/100
Low
Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.
Vintage feel 44/100
Moderate
A faint retro warmth without tipping into sepia.
Luxury 31/100
Low
Understated — leans refined without going austere.
Brand distinctiveness 35/100
Low
Recognisable but shares space with nearby hues.
UI accent fit 36/100
Low
Workable accent with care around contrast.
Surface fit 49/100
Moderate
Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.
Print safety 78/100
High
Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #64C4BC

For UI
For branding
For interior
For fashion

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with near-black label. AAA
Body text Do not use for body copy on light surfaces. Avoid
Large display Only on dark surfaces. Avoid
Background Pair with #141310 text at 9.0:1. Use
Subtle surface Use #E3F1EF for cards and hover fills. Tint 80
Avoid beside #64ACC4 — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #64C4BC at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

Website / UI
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Dashboard
Revenue
$48.2k ▲ 12%
Brand
AVELINE
Studio
Poster
Nov 14 · 8PM
NIGHT
MARKET
Packaging
BLOOM
Botanical Wash
250 ml
Interior

Scales

ShadesBase darkened in 10% steps
TintsBase lifted toward white
TonesSaturation removed, lightness held
Monochromatic scaleDesign-system ready, 50–900

Every model

Export

:root {
  --color-base: #64C4BC;
  --color-base-rgb: 100 196 188;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(76.0% 0.092 188.3);
  --color-50: #F4FBFA;
  --color-100: #E1F4F3;
  --color-200: #C4E8E5;
  --color-300: #9BD5D0;
  --color-400: #74BEB8;
  --color-500: #53A29B;
  --color-600: #457D78;
  --color-700: #355A57;
  --color-800: #263B39;
  --color-900: #192524;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}