What color is #63998D?

#63998D 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 #63998D?

The RGB value is 99, 153, 141: 99 red, 153 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63998D?

The complementary color is #99636F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63998D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63998D color

#63998D rgb(99, 153, 141)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 60% green and 55.3% blue (99, 153, 141).

Its hue angle is 167°, 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 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#63998D color codes

HEX	`#63998D`
RGB	`rgb(99, 153, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 60%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 21%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 35%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 8%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.3, -20.68, 0.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.3, 20.69, 178.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.343, 27.357, 29.35)`
Decimal	`6527373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63998D, 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 #63998D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#63998D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	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 #63998D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63998d; }
.text { color: #63998d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63998d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 153 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63998d, #638a99); }

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Questions

What color is #63998D?: #63998D 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 #63998D?: The RGB value is 99, 153, 141: 99 red, 153 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63998D?: The complementary color is #99636F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63998D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.