What color is #63918B?

#63918B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63918B?

The RGB value is 99, 145, 139: 99 red, 145 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63918B?

The complementary color is #916369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63918B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63918B color

#63918B rgb(99, 145, 139)

Shades of teal

The hex color #63918B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 56.9% green and 54.5% blue (99, 145, 139).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 19% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#63918B color codes

HEX	`#63918B`
RGB	`rgb(99, 145, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 56.9%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 19%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 32%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 4%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.85, -16.95, -1.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.85, 17.05, 186.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.93, 24.766, 28.151)`
Decimal	`6525323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63918B, 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 #63918B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#63918B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	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 #63918B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63918b; }
.text { color: #63918b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63918b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 145 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63918b, #638091); }

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Questions

What color is #63918B?: #63918B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63918B?: The RGB value is 99, 145, 139: 99 red, 145 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63918B?: The complementary color is #916369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63918B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.