What color is #63C5AF?

#63C5AF is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cockatoo. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63C5AF?

The RGB value is 99, 197, 175: 99 red, 197 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63C5AF?

The complementary color is #C56379, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63C5AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63C5AF color

#63C5AF rgb(99, 197, 175)

Shades of teal

The hex color #63C5AF is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 77.3% green and 68.6% blue (99, 197, 175).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 46% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Cockatoo (#58C8B6), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.14:1).

#63C5AF color codes

HEX	`#63C5AF`
RGB	`rgb(99, 197, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 77.3%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 46%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 50%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 11%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.34, -34.19, 2.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.34, 34.26, 176.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.846, 45.677, 47.635)`
Decimal	`6538671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63C5AF, 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 #63C5AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#63C5AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.14:1	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 #63C5AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63c5af; }
.text { color: #63c5af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63c5af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 197 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63c5af, #63aac5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #63C5AF?: #63C5AF is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cockatoo. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63C5AF?: The RGB value is 99, 197, 175: 99 red, 197 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63C5AF?: The complementary color is #C56379, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63C5AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.