What color is #63AD9E?

#63AD9E is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Water Park. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63AD9E?

The RGB value is 99, 173, 158: 99 red, 173 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63AD9E?

The complementary color is #AD6372, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63AD9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63AD9E color

#63AD9E rgb(99, 173, 158)

Shades of teal

The hex color #63AD9E is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 67.8% green and 62% blue (99, 173, 158).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 31% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Water Park (#54AF9C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#63AD9E color codes

HEX	`#63AD9E`
RGB	`rgb(99, 173, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 67.8%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 31%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 43%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 9%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.75, -26.74, 0.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.75, 26.75, 178.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.258, 35.006, 37.714)`
Decimal	`6532510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63AD9E, 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 #63AD9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#63AD9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	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 #63AD9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63ad9e; }
.text { color: #63ad9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63ad9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 173 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63ad9e, #6397ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #63AD9E?: #63AD9E is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Water Park. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63AD9E?: The RGB value is 99, 173, 158: 99 red, 173 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63AD9E?: The complementary color is #AD6372, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63AD9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.