What color is #63AC86?

#63AC86 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 #63AC86?

The RGB value is 99, 172, 134: 99 red, 172 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63AC86?

The complementary color is #AC6389, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63AC86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63AC86 color

#63AC86 rgb(99, 172, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #63AC86 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 67.5% green and 52.5% blue (99, 172, 134).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 31% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lily Pads (#6DB083), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#63AC86 color codes

HEX	`#63AC86`
RGB	`rgb(99, 172, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 67.5%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 31%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 42%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 22%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.87, -31.65, 12.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.87, 34.04, 158.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.199, 33.877, 27.813)`
Decimal	`6532230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63AC86, 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 #63AC86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#63AC86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	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 #63AC86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63ac86; }
.text { color: #63ac86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63ac86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 172 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63ac86, #63acaa); }

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Questions

What color is #63AC86?: #63AC86 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 #63AC86?: The RGB value is 99, 172, 134: 99 red, 172 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63AC86?: The complementary color is #AC6389, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63AC86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.