What color is #63AF53?

#63AF53 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lost Golfer. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63AF53?

The RGB value is 99, 175, 83: 99 red, 175 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63AF53?

The complementary color is #9F53AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63AF53?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63AF53 color

#63AF53 rgb(99, 175, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #63AF53 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 68.6% green and 32.5% blue (99, 175, 83).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 37% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Lost Golfer (#74AF54), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#63AF53 color codes

HEX	`#63AF53`
RGB	`rgb(99, 175, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 68.6%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 37%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 53%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 53%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.91, -41.59, 39.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.91, 57.43, 136.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.036, 33.936, 13.571)`
Decimal	`6532947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63AF53, 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 #63AF53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#63AF53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	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 #63AF53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63af53; }
.text { color: #63af53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63af53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 175 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63af53, #53af71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #63AF53?: #63AF53 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lost Golfer. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63AF53?: The RGB value is 99, 175, 83: 99 red, 175 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63AF53?: The complementary color is #9F53AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63AF53?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.