What color is #63E6D9?

#63E6D9 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Near Moon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63E6D9?

The RGB value is 99, 230, 217: 99 red, 230 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63E6D9?

The complementary color is #E66370, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63E6D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.85:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63E6D9 color

#63E6D9 rgb(99, 230, 217)

Shades of teal

The hex color #63E6D9 is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 90.2% green and 85.1% blue (99, 230, 217).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 72% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Near Moon (#5EE7DF), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.85:1).

#63E6D9 color codes

HEX	`#63E6D9`
RGB	`rgb(99, 230, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 90.2%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 72%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 57%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 6%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.1, -39, -4.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.1, 39.26, 186.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.961, 64.251, 75.612)`
Decimal	`6547161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63E6D9, 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 #63E6D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#63E6D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.85:1	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 #63E6D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63e6d9; }
.text { color: #63e6d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63e6d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 230 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63e6d9, #63b1e6); }

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Questions

What color is #63E6D9?: #63E6D9 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Near Moon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63E6D9?: The RGB value is 99, 230, 217: 99 red, 230 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63E6D9?: The complementary color is #E66370, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63E6D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.85:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.