What color is #63A0AC?

#63A0AC is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Seaside. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63A0AC?

The RGB value is 99, 160, 172: 99 red, 160 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63A0AC?

The complementary color is #AC6F63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63A0AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63A0AC color

#63A0AC rgb(99, 160, 172)

Shades of teal

The hex color #63A0AC is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 62.7% green and 67.5% blue (99, 160, 172).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 31% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Seaside (#66A4B0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#63A0AC color codes

HEX	`#63A0AC`
RGB	`rgb(99, 160, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 62.7%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 31%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 42%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 7%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.31, -16.52, -12.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.31, 20.67, 216.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.16, 30.771, 43.635)`
Decimal	`6529196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63A0AC, 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 #63A0AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#63A0AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	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 #63A0AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63a0ac; }
.text { color: #63a0ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63a0ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 160 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63a0ac, #637cac); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #63A0AC?: #63A0AC is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Seaside. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63A0AC?: The RGB value is 99, 160, 172: 99 red, 160 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63A0AC?: The complementary color is #AC6F63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63A0AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.