What color is #63AE90?

#63AE90 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Electra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63AE90?

The RGB value is 99, 174, 144: 99 red, 174 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63AE90?

The complementary color is #AE6381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63AE90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63AE90 color

#63AE90 rgb(99, 174, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #63AE90 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 68.2% green and 56.5% blue (99, 174, 144).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 32% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Electra (#55B492), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#63AE90 color codes

HEX	`#63AE90`
RGB	`rgb(99, 174, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 68.2%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 32%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 43%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 17%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.7, -30.46, 8.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.7, 31.54, 164.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.314, 34.937, 31.79)`
Decimal	`6532752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63AE90, 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 #63AE90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#63AE90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	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 #63AE90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63ae90; }
.text { color: #63ae90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63ae90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 174 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63ae90, #63a6ae); }

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Questions

What color is #63AE90?: #63AE90 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Electra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63AE90?: The RGB value is 99, 174, 144: 99 red, 174 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63AE90?: The complementary color is #AE6381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63AE90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.