What color is #63AD70?

#63AD70 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63AD70?

The RGB value is 99, 173, 112: 99 red, 173 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63AD70?

The complementary color is #AD63A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63AD70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63AD70 color

#63AD70 rgb(99, 173, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #63AD70 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 67.8% green and 43.9% blue (99, 173, 112).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 31% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Endo (#5DA464), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#63AD70 color codes

HEX	`#63AD70`
RGB	`rgb(99, 173, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 67.8%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 31%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 43%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 35%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.73, -36.34, 24.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.73, 43.74, 146.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.012, 33.708, 20.62)`
Decimal	`6532464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63AD70, 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 #63AD70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#63AD70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	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 #63AD70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63ad70; }
.text { color: #63ad70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63ad70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 173 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63ad70, #63ad95); }

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Questions

What color is #63AD70?: #63AD70 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63AD70?: The RGB value is 99, 173, 112: 99 red, 173 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63AD70?: The complementary color is #AD63A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63AD70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.