#064E3B — Tints, Shades & Color Values

Tailwind CSS emerald-900 · Every value on this page is precomputed — copy what you need.

#064E3B is a very dark, vivid cyan. In Tailwind CSS this exact color is the utility class emerald-900 (e.g. bg-emerald-900, text-emerald-900). Its nearest CSS named color is darkslategray (#2f4f4f). For readable text on a #064E3B background, white text gives the strongest contrast (9.72:1). Because it is dark, #064E3B suits text, navigation bars, and footers on light backgrounds, and its tints make natural hover and surface colors.

Color Values

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#064E3B in Tailwind CSS (emerald-900)

#064E3B ships with Tailwind CSS as emerald-900 — use it as bg-emerald-900, text-emerald-900, or border-emerald-900. It sits at step 900 of the emerald ramp; every other step links to its own page:

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• 950

Browse the full Tailwind palette in the color library, or generate in-between steps with the tint & shade generator.

Tints of #064E3B (Mixed with White)

Each step blends the base color toward white using new = old + (255 − old) × factor. Click a swatch to open it in the generator.

• 10% tint #1f604f Copy
• 20% tint #387162 Copy
• 30% tint #518376 Copy
• 40% tint #6a9589 Copy
• 50% tint #83a79d Copy
• 60% tint #9bb8b1 Copy
• 70% tint #b4cac4 Copy
• 80% tint #cddcd8 Copy
• 90% tint #e6edeb Copy

Shades of #064E3B (Mixed with Black)

Each step blends the base color toward black using new = old × (1 − factor).

• 10% shade #054635 Copy
• 20% shade #053e2f Copy
• 30% shade #043729 Copy
• 40% shade #042f23 Copy
• 50% shade #03271e Copy
• 60% shade #021f18 Copy
• 70% shade #021712 Copy
• 80% shade #01100c Copy
• 90% shade #010806 Copy

WCAG Contrast & Accessibility

Contrast ratios for text placed on a #064E3B background. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 3:1 for large text (AA), and 7:1 for normal text (AAA).

If neither pure white nor pure black reaches the level you need, pick a lighter tint of #064E3B from the ramps above as the background instead — small lightness moves change contrast quickly. Test any other pair with the free contrast checker.

More cyan colors in the library: #083344 (cyan-950), #134E4A (teal-900), #115E59 (teal-800), #042F2E (teal-950), #164E63 (cyan-900), #008080.

Frequently Asked Questions

• What color is #064E3B?

  #064E3B is a very dark, vivid cyan — rgb(6, 78, 59). Its nearest CSS named color is darkslategray. In Tailwind CSS it is emerald-900.

• How do I make tints and shades of #064E3B?

  Mix #064E3B with white for tints and with black for shades. A 20% tint of #064E3B is #387162 and a 20% shade is #053e2f — the full 10%–90% ramps are precomputed on this page, or open #064E3B in the generator for finer steps.

• What text color is readable on #064E3B?

  White text gives the strongest contrast on a #064E3B background at 9.72:1, which passes WCAG AA and AAA for normal text.

• What is the Tailwind CSS class for #064E3B?

  emerald-900 — use it as bg-emerald-900, text-emerald-900, or border-emerald-900. The full emerald 50–950 ramp is linked above.

Browse more colors in the color library, or start from any hex code on the HexTints homepage.