What color is #63A39A?

#63A39A 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 #63A39A?

The RGB value is 99, 163, 154: 99 red, 163 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63A39A?

The complementary color is #A3636C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63A39A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63A39A color

#63A39A rgb(99, 163, 154)

Shades of teal

The hex color #63A39A is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 63.9% green and 60.4% blue (99, 163, 154).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 26% 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 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#63A39A color codes

HEX	`#63A39A`
RGB	`rgb(99, 163, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 63.9%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 26%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 39%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 6%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.66, -22.69, -1.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.66, 22.76, 184.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.073, 31.178, 35.315)`
Decimal	`6529946`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63A39A, 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 #63A39A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#63A39A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	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 #63A39A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63a39a; }
.text { color: #63a39a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63a39a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 163 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63a39a, #638ca3); }

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Questions

What color is #63A39A?: #63A39A 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 #63A39A?: The RGB value is 99, 163, 154: 99 red, 163 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63A39A?: The complementary color is #A3636C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63A39A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.