What color is #63828B?

#63828B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Puddle Jumper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63828B?

The RGB value is 99, 130, 139: 99 red, 130 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63828B?

The complementary color is #8B6C63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63828B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63828B color

#63828B rgb(99, 130, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #63828B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 51% green and 54.5% blue (99, 130, 139).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 17% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Puddle Jumper (#6A8389), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#63828B color codes

HEX	`#63828B`
RGB	`rgb(99, 130, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 51%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 17%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 29%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 6%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.38, -8.73, -8.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.38, 12.14, 224)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.787, 20.481, 27.437)`
Decimal	`6521483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63828B, 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 #63828B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#63828B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #63828B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63828b; }
.text { color: #63828b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63828b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 130 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63828b, #636e8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #63828B?: #63828B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Puddle Jumper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63828B?: The RGB value is 99, 130, 139: 99 red, 130 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63828B?: The complementary color is #8B6C63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63828B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.