What color is #63A3A4?

#63A3A4 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63A3A4?

The RGB value is 99, 163, 164: 99 red, 163 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63A3A4?

The complementary color is #A46463, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63A3A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63A3A4 color

#63A3A4 rgb(99, 163, 164)

Shades of teal

The hex color #63A3A4 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 63.9% green and 64.3% blue (99, 163, 164).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 26% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#63A3A4 color codes

HEX	`#63A3A4`
RGB	`rgb(99, 163, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 63.9%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 26%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 40%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 1%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.95, -20.19, -6.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.95, 21.36, 199.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.941, 31.526, 39.886)`
Decimal	`6529956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63A3A4, 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 #63A3A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#63A3A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	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 #63A3A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63a3a4; }
.text { color: #63a3a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63a3a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 163 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63a3a4, #6383a4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #63A3A4?: #63A3A4 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63A3A4?: The RGB value is 99, 163, 164: 99 red, 163 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63A3A4?: The complementary color is #A46463, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63A3A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.