What color is #63919F?

#63919F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63919F?

The RGB value is 99, 145, 159: 99 red, 145 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63919F?

The complementary color is #9F7163, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63919F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63919F color

#63919F rgb(99, 145, 159)

Shades of teal

The hex color #63919F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 56.9% green and 62.4% blue (99, 145, 159).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 24% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cavolo Nero (#72939E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#63919F color codes

HEX	`#63919F`
RGB	`rgb(99, 145, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 56.9%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 24%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 38%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 9%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.47, -11.9, -12.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.47, 17.14, 226.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.527, 25.405, 36.564)`
Decimal	`6525343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63919F, 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 #63919F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#63919F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #63919F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63919f; }
.text { color: #63919f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63919f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 145 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63919f, #63739f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #63919F?: #63919F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63919F?: The RGB value is 99, 145, 159: 99 red, 145 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63919F?: The complementary color is #9F7163, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63919F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.