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#63CA9D Color

#63CA9D is rgb(99, 202, 157) in RGB, hsl(154, 49%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(51%, 0%, 22%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#63CA9D
HEX#63CA9D
RGBrgb(99, 202, 157)
HSLhsl(154, 49%, 59%)
HSVhsv(154, 51%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 0%, 22%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(76.5% 0.117 163)
LABlab(74.29% -39.41 12.95)
LCHlch(74.29% 41.49 161.81)

What #63CA9D 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 #63CA9D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 5.53Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 9.25Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 10.02Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 11.68Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 12.87Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 12.91

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

#63CA9D Channel Values

How #63CA9D 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 202 · B 1578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 154° · S 49% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 154° · S 51% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 51% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.01:1 vs white · 10.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #63CA9D 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 text2.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #63CA9D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #63CA9D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #63CA9D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#63CA9D
Complementary
#CA6390
Analogous
#63CA6A
Analogous
#63C3CA
Triadic
#9D63CA
Triadic
#CA9D63
Split comp.
#CA63C3
Split comp.
#CA6A63

Tints & Shades of #63CA9D

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

#7AD1AC
#8DD8B7
#A4E0C6
#B7E6D2
#CEEEE0
#E1F5EC

Shades

#45BF8A
#38A375
#2E855F
#246A4C
#1A4C36
#102E21

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #63CA9D.

How #63CA9D 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#63CA9D
Protanopia#BDBD9D
Protanomaly#A1C39D
Deuteranopia#B0B0A0
Deuteranomaly#98BB9F
Tritanopia#6EC5C5
Tritanomaly#6AC7B6
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #63CA9D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-63ca9d: #63CA9D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #63CA9D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-63ca9d': '#63CA9D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.388, green: 0.792, blue: 0.616)
Android XML<color name="color_63ca9d">#63CA9D</color>
SVG fillfill="#63CA9D"

More Green Colors

#63CA9D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#63CA9D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #63CA9D?

#63CA9D is a mid-tone green — rgb(99, 202, 157) in RGB and hsl(154, 49%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.53.

What is the RGB value of #63CA9D?

#63CA9D is rgb(99, 202, 157) — red 99, green 202, and blue 157 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #63CA9D?

#63CA9D converts to approximately cmyk(51%, 0%, 22%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #63CA9D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #63CA9D scores 2.01:1 against white and 10.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #63CA9D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #63CA9D 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 5.53, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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