What color is #63A891?

#63A891 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Water Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63A891?

The RGB value is 99, 168, 145: 99 red, 168 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63A891?

The complementary color is #A8637A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63A891?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63A891 color

#63A891 rgb(99, 168, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #63A891 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 65.9% green and 56.9% blue (99, 168, 145).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 28% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Water Park (#54AF9C), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#63A891 color codes

HEX	`#63A891`
RGB	`rgb(99, 168, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 65.9%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 28%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 41%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 14%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.92, -27.32, 5.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.92, 27.79, 169.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.257, 32.701, 31.816)`
Decimal	`6531217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63A891, 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 #63A891	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#63A891 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	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 #63A891 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63a891; }
.text { color: #63a891; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63a891; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 168 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63a891, #639da8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #63A891?: #63A891 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Water Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63A891?: The RGB value is 99, 168, 145: 99 red, 168 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63A891?: The complementary color is #A8637A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63A891?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.