What color is #63A475?

#63A475 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63A475?

The RGB value is 99, 164, 117: 99 red, 164 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63A475?

The complementary color is #A46392, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63A475?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63A475 color

#63A475 rgb(99, 164, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #63A475 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 64.3% green and 45.9% blue (99, 164, 117).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 26% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Primavera (#6FA77A), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#63A475 color codes

HEX	`#63A475`
RGB	`rgb(99, 164, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 64.3%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 26%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 40%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 29%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.07, -31.25, 18.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.07, 36.07, 150.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.631, 30.487, 21.571)`
Decimal	`6530165`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63A475, 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 #63A475	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#63A475 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	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 #63A475 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63a475; }
.text { color: #63a475; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63a475; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 164 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63a475, #63a496); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #63A475?: #63A475 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63A475?: The RGB value is 99, 164, 117: 99 red, 164 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63A475?: The complementary color is #A46392, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63A475?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.