What color is #63805D?

#63805D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63805D?

The RGB value is 99, 128, 93: 99 red, 128 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63805D?

The complementary color is #7A5D80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63805D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63805D color

#63805D rgb(99, 128, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #63805D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 50.2% green and 36.5% blue (99, 128, 93).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 16% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#63805D color codes

HEX	`#63805D`
RGB	`rgb(99, 128, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 50.2%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 16%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 27%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 27%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.55, -17.61, 15.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.55, 23.6, 138.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.84, 18.881, 13.216)`
Decimal	`6520925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63805D, 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 #63805D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#63805D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	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 #63805D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63805d; }
.text { color: #63805d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63805d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 128 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63805d, #5d8068); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #63805D?: #63805D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63805D?: The RGB value is 99, 128, 93: 99 red, 128 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63805D?: The complementary color is #7A5D80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63805D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.