What color is #63B5AA?

#63B5AA is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63B5AA?

The RGB value is 99, 181, 170: 99 red, 181 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63B5AA?

The complementary color is #B5636E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63B5AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63B5AA color

#63B5AA rgb(99, 181, 170)

Shades of teal

The hex color #63B5AA is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 71% green and 66.7% blue (99, 181, 170).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 36% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.72:1).

#63B5AA color codes

HEX	`#63B5AA`
RGB	`rgb(99, 181, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 71%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 36%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 45%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 6%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.46, -27.75, -2.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.46, 27.84, 184.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.922, 38.6, 43.949)`
Decimal	`6534570`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63B5AA, 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 #63B5AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#63B5AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.72:1	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 #63B5AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63b5aa; }
.text { color: #63b5aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63b5aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 181 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63b5aa, #6397b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #63B5AA?: #63B5AA is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63B5AA?: The RGB value is 99, 181, 170: 99 red, 181 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63B5AA?: The complementary color is #B5636E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63B5AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.