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#63B2CF Color

#63B2CF is rgb(99, 178, 207) in RGB, hsl(196, 53%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 14%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue (#47ABCC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#63B2CF
HEX#63B2CF
RGBrgb(99, 178, 207)
HSLhsl(196, 53%, 60%)
HSVhsv(196, 52%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 14%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(72.4% 0.088 224.1)
LABlab(68.37% -19.25 -22.71)
LCHlch(68.37% 29.77 229.71)

What #63B2CF 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 #63B2CF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Blue#47ABCCΔE 5.63Moonstone Blue#73A9C2ΔE 7.25Moonstone#3AA8C1ΔE 8.25Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 9.01Dark Sky Blue#8CBED6ΔE 10.09Pacific Blue#1CA9C9ΔE 10.63

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

#63B2CF Channel Values

How #63B2CF 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 178 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 196° · S 53% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 196° · S 52% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.39:1 vs white · 8.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #63B2CF 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 text2.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #63B2CF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #63B2CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #63B2CF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#63B2CF
Complementary
#CF8063
Analogous
#63CFB6
Analogous
#637CCF
Triadic
#CF63B2
Triadic
#B2CF63
Split comp.
#CF637C
Split comp.
#CFB663

Tints & Shades of #63B2CF

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

#76BCD5
#8EC7DC
#A1D1E2
#B9DCE9
#CCE6EF
#E4F2F7

Shades

#44A3C5
#358CAC
#2B738C
#22596D
#18404E
#0E262F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #63B2CF.

How #63B2CF 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#63B2CF
Protanopia#A8A8CF
Protanomaly#91ACCF
Deuteranopia#9D9DD0
Deuteranomaly#8AA6D0
Tritanopia#5AB6B6
Tritanomaly#5EB4C1
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #63B2CF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-63b2cf: #63B2CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #63B2CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-63b2cf': '#63B2CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.388, green: 0.698, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_63b2cf">#63B2CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#63B2CF"

More Teal Colors

#63B2CF sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#63B2CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #63B2CF?

#63B2CF is a light teal — rgb(99, 178, 207) in RGB and hsl(196, 53%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue (#47ABCC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.63.

What is the RGB value of #63B2CF?

#63B2CF is rgb(99, 178, 207) — red 99, green 178, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #63B2CF?

#63B2CF converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 14%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #63B2CF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #63B2CF scores 2.39:1 against white and 8.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #63B2CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #63B2CF 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 skyblue (#87CEEB) at a CIE76 distance of 10.66, which is visibly different.

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