What color is #63998C?

#63998C 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 #63998C?

The RGB value is 99, 153, 140: 99 red, 153 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63998C?

The complementary color is #996370, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63998C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63998C color

#63998C rgb(99, 153, 140)

Shades of teal

The hex color #63998C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 60% green and 54.9% blue (99, 153, 140).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 21% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#63998C color codes

HEX	`#63998C`
RGB	`rgb(99, 153, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 60%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 21%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 35%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 8%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.28, -20.91, 1.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.28, 20.94, 176.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.269, 27.327, 28.96)`
Decimal	`6527372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63998C, 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 #63998C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#63998C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	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 #63998C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63998c; }
.text { color: #63998c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63998c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 153 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63998c, #638b99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #63998C?: #63998C 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 #63998C?: The RGB value is 99, 153, 140: 99 red, 153 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63998C?: The complementary color is #996370, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63998C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.