What color is #63B362?

#63B362 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bud Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63B362?

The RGB value is 99, 179, 98: 99 red, 179 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63B362?

The complementary color is #B262B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63B362?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63B362 color

#63B362 rgb(99, 179, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #63B362 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 70.2% green and 38.4% blue (99, 179, 98).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 35% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Bud Green (#79B465), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#63B362 color codes

HEX	`#63B362`
RGB	`rgb(99, 179, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 70.2%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 35%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 45%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 45%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.35, -41.26, 33.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.35, 53.35, 140.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.469, 35.773, 17.221)`
Decimal	`6533986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63B362, 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 #63B362	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#63B362 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	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 #63B362 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63b362; }
.text { color: #63b362; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63b362; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 179 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63b362, #62b389); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #63B362?: #63B362 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bud Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63B362?: The RGB value is 99, 179, 98: 99 red, 179 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63B362?: The complementary color is #B262B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63B362?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.