What color is #63A155?

#63A155 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Muted Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63A155?

The RGB value is 99, 161, 85: 99 red, 161 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63A155?

The complementary color is #9355A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63A155?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63A155 color

#63A155 rgb(99, 161, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #63A155 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 63.1% green and 33.3% blue (99, 161, 85).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 31% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Muted Green (#5FA052), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#63A155 color codes

HEX	`#63A155`
RGB	`rgb(99, 161, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 63.1%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 31%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 47%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 47%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.6, -35.14, 33.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.6, 48.4, 136.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.529, 28.797, 13.122)`
Decimal	`6529365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63A155, 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 #63A155	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#63A155 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	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 #63A155 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63a155; }
.text { color: #63a155; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63a155; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 161 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63a155, #55a16d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #63A155?: #63A155 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Muted Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63A155?: The RGB value is 99, 161, 85: 99 red, 161 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63A155?: The complementary color is #9355A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63A155?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.