What color is #63995D?

#63995D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Savage Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63995D?

The RGB value is 99, 153, 93: 99 red, 153 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63995D?

The complementary color is #935D99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63995D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63995D color

#63995D rgb(99, 153, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #63995D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 60% green and 36.5% blue (99, 153, 93).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 24% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Savage Garden (#5C9F59), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#63995D color codes

HEX	`#63995D`
RGB	`rgb(99, 153, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 60%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 24%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 39%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 39%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.25, -30.21, 26.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.25, 39.88, 139.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.512, 26.225, 14.44)`
Decimal	`6527325`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63995D, 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 #63995D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#63995D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	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 #63995D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63995d; }
.text { color: #63995d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63995d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 153 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63995d, #5d9975); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #63995D?: #63995D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Savage Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63995D?: The RGB value is 99, 153, 93: 99 red, 153 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63995D?: The complementary color is #935D99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63995D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.