What color is #63A376?

#63A376 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63A376?

The RGB value is 99, 163, 118: 99 red, 163 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63A376?

The complementary color is #A36390, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63A376?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63A376 color

#63A376 rgb(99, 163, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #63A376 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 63.9% green and 46.3% blue (99, 163, 118).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 26% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Primavera (#6FA77A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#63A376 color codes

HEX	`#63A376`
RGB	`rgb(99, 163, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 63.9%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 26%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 39%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 28%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.79, -30.58, 17.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.79, 35.02, 150.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.511, 30.154, 21.823)`
Decimal	`6529910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63A376, 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 #63A376	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#63A376 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	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 #63A376 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63a376; }
.text { color: #63a376; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63a376; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 163 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63a376, #63a396); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #63A376?: #63A376 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63A376?: The RGB value is 99, 163, 118: 99 red, 163 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63A376?: The complementary color is #A36390, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63A376?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.