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#63B074 Color

#63B074 is rgb(99, 176, 116) in RGB, hsl(133, 33%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 34%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Forest Green (Crayola) (#5FA777), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#63B074
HEX#63B074
RGBrgb(99, 176, 116)
HSLhsl(133, 33%, 54%)
HSVhsv(133, 44%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 34%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(69.2% 0.117 149.6)
LABlab(65.72% -34.85 23.09)
LCHlch(65.72% 41.81 146.48)

What #63B074 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #63B074, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 6.92Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 7.4Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 11.15Middle Green#4D8C57ΔE 13.61Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 14.25Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 14.27

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#63B074 Channel Values

How #63B074 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 99 · G 176 · B 1168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 133° · S 33% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 133° · S 44% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 34% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.63:1 vs white · 7.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #63B074 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #63B074 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #63B074

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #63B074; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#63B074
Complementary
#B063A0
Analogous
#79B063
Analogous
#63B09A
Triadic
#7463B0
Triadic
#B07463
Split comp.
#9A63B0
Split comp.
#B06379

Tints & Shades of #63B074

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#77BB86
#8FC79B
#A3D1AD
#B8DBBF
#CCE5D2
#E4F1E7

Shades

#509F61
#448853
#387044
#2B5534
#1F3D25
#132517

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #63B074.

How #63B074 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#63B074
Protanopia#A6A674
Protanomaly#90AA74
Deuteranopia#9C9C77
Deuteranomaly#89A476
Tritanopia#6FAAAA
Tritanomaly#6AAC97
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #63B074 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-63b074: #63B074;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #63B074;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-63b074': '#63B074' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.388, green: 0.690, blue: 0.455)
Android XML<color name="color_63b074">#63B074</color>
SVG fillfill="#63B074"

More Green Colors

#63B074 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#63B074 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #63B074?

#63B074 is a mid-tone green — rgb(99, 176, 116) in RGB and hsl(133, 33%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Forest Green (Crayola) (#5FA777), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.92.

What is the RGB value of #63B074?

#63B074 is rgb(99, 176, 116) — red 99, green 176, and blue 116 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #63B074?

#63B074 converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 34%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #63B074 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #63B074 scores 2.63:1 against white and 7.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #63B074 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #63B074 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 11.15, which is visibly different.

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