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#63BC49 Color

#63BC49 is rgb(99, 188, 73) in RGB, hsl(106, 46%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 0%, 61%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green (RYB) (#66B032), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.71. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#63BC49
HEX#63BC49
RGBrgb(99, 188, 73)
HSLhsl(106, 46%, 51%)
HSVhsv(106, 61%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 0%, 61%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(71.5% 0.175 139.2)
LABlab(68.92% -44.00 48.05)
LCHlch(68.92% 65.15 132.48)

What #63BC49 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 #63BC49, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#63BC49 Channel Values

How #63BC49 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 188 · B 738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 106° · S 46% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 106° · S 61% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 0% · Y 61% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.38:1 vs white · 8.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #63BC49 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 text2.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #63BC49

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #63BC49; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #63BC49

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #63BC49.

How #63BC49 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#63BC49
Protanopia#B1B14A
Protanomaly#98B54A
Deuteranopia#A5A54E
Deuteranomaly#8FAF4C
Tritanopia#76B2B2
Tritanomaly#6FB694
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #63BC49 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-63bc49: #63BC49;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #63BC49;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-63bc49': '#63BC49' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.388, green: 0.737, blue: 0.286)
Android XML<color name="color_63bc49">#63BC49</color>
SVG fillfill="#63BC49"

More Green Colors

#63BC49 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#63BC49 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #63BC49?

#63BC49 is a mid-tone green — rgb(99, 188, 73) in RGB and hsl(106, 46%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green (RYB) (#66B032), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.71.

What is the RGB value of #63BC49?

#63BC49 is rgb(99, 188, 73) — red 99, green 188, and blue 73 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #63BC49?

#63BC49 converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 0%, 61%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #63BC49 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #63BC49 scores 2.38:1 against white and 8.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #63BC49 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #63BC49 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 forestgreen (#228B22) at a CIE76 distance of 18.79, which is visibly different.

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