What color is #63A495?

#63A495 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 #63A495?

The RGB value is 99, 164, 149: 99 red, 164 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63A495?

The complementary color is #A46372, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63A495?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63A495 color

#63A495 rgb(99, 164, 149)

Shades of teal

The hex color #63A495 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 64.3% green and 58.4% blue (99, 164, 149).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 26% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#63A495 color codes

HEX	`#63A495`
RGB	`rgb(99, 164, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 64.3%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 26%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 40%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 9%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.82, -24.4, 1.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.82, 24.43, 177.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.844, 31.372, 33.227)`
Decimal	`6530197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63A495, 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 #63A495	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#63A495 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	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 #63A495 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63a495; }
.text { color: #63a495; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63a495; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 164 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63a495, #6393a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #63A495?: #63A495 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 #63A495?: The RGB value is 99, 164, 149: 99 red, 164 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63A495?: The complementary color is #A46372, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63A495?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.