What color is #63897B?

#63897B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63897B?

The RGB value is 99, 137, 123: 99 red, 137 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63897B?

The complementary color is #896371, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63897B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63897B color

#63897B rgb(99, 137, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #63897B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 53.7% green and 48.2% blue (99, 137, 123).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 16% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#63897B color codes

HEX	`#63897B`
RGB	`rgb(99, 137, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 53.7%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 16%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 28%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 10%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54, -16.38, 3.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54, 16.7, 168.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.665, 21.973, 22.046)`
Decimal	`6523259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63897B, 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 #63897B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#63897B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #63897B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63897b; }
.text { color: #63897b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63897b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 137 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63897b, #638489); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #63897B?: #63897B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63897B?: The RGB value is 99, 137, 123: 99 red, 137 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63897B?: The complementary color is #896371, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63897B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.