What color is #63A299?

#63A299 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63A299?

The RGB value is 99, 162, 153: 99 red, 162 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63A299?

The complementary color is #A2636C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63A299?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63A299 color

#63A299 rgb(99, 162, 153)

Shades of teal

The hex color #63A299 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 63.5% green and 60% blue (99, 162, 153).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 25% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#63A299 color codes

HEX	`#63A299`
RGB	`rgb(99, 162, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 63.5%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 25%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 39%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 6%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.33, -22.43, -1.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.33, 22.49, 184.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.814, 30.792, 34.819)`
Decimal	`6529689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63A299, 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 #63A299	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#63A299 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	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 #63A299 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63a299; }
.text { color: #63a299; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63a299; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 162 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63a299, #638ba2); }

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Questions

What color is #63A299?: #63A299 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63A299?: The RGB value is 99, 162, 153: 99 red, 162 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63A299?: The complementary color is #A2636C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63A299?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.