What color is #63AB7E?

#63AB7E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lily Pads. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63AB7E?

The RGB value is 99, 171, 126: 99 red, 171 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63AB7E?

The complementary color is #AB6390, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63AB7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63AB7E color

#63AB7E rgb(99, 171, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #63AB7E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 67.1% green and 49.4% blue (99, 171, 126).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 30% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lily Pads (#6DB083), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#63AB7E color codes

HEX	`#63AB7E`
RGB	`rgb(99, 171, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 67.1%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 30%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 42%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 26%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.39, -32.81, 16.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.39, 36.62, 153.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.473, 33.283, 24.922)`
Decimal	`6531966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63AB7E, 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 #63AB7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#63AB7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	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 #63AB7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63ab7e; }
.text { color: #63ab7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63ab7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 171 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63ab7e, #63aba2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #63AB7E?: #63AB7E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lily Pads. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63AB7E?: The RGB value is 99, 171, 126: 99 red, 171 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63AB7E?: The complementary color is #AB6390, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63AB7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.