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#63CAB3 Color

#63CAB3 is rgb(99, 202, 179) in RGB, hsl(167, 49%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(51%, 0%, 11%, 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 6.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#63CAB3
HEX#63CAB3
RGBrgb(99, 202, 179)
HSLhsl(167, 49%, 59%)
HSVhsv(167, 51%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 0%, 11%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(77.1% 0.103 176.9)
LABlab(74.73% -35.65 1.85)
LCHlch(74.73% 35.70 177.03)

What #63CAB3 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 #63CAB3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 6.4Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 8.62Keppel#3AB09EΔE 10.17Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 11.44Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 11.67Verdigris#43B3AEΔE 12.43

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

#63CAB3 Channel Values

How #63CAB3 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 1798-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 167° · S 49% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 167° · S 51% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 51% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.98:1 vs white · 10.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #63CAB3 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 text1.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #63CAB3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #63CAB3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #63CAB3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#63CAB3
Complementary
#CA6379
Analogous
#63CA80
Analogous
#63ADCA
Triadic
#B363CA
Triadic
#CAB363
Split comp.
#CA63AD
Split comp.
#CA8063

Tints & Shades of #63CAB3

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

#7AD1BF
#8DD8C8
#A4E0D3
#B7E6DC
#CEEEE7
#E1F5F0

Shades

#45BFA5
#38A38C
#2E8572
#246A5B
#1A4C41
#102E27

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #63CAB3.

How #63CAB3 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#63CAB3
Protanopia#BDBDB3
Protanomaly#A1C3B3
Deuteranopia#B0B0B5
Deuteranomaly#98BBB4
Tritanopia#69C7C7
Tritanomaly#67C8C0
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #63CAB3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-63cab3: #63CAB3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #63CAB3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-63cab3': '#63CAB3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.388, green: 0.792, blue: 0.702)
Android XML<color name="color_63cab3">#63CAB3</color>
SVG fillfill="#63CAB3"

More Green Colors

#63CAB3 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#63CAB3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #63CAB3?

#63CAB3 is a mid-tone green — rgb(99, 202, 179) in RGB and hsl(167, 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 6.4.

What is the RGB value of #63CAB3?

#63CAB3 is rgb(99, 202, 179) — red 99, green 202, and blue 179 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #63CAB3?

#63CAB3 converts to approximately cmyk(51%, 0%, 11%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #63CAB3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #63CAB3 scores 1.98:1 against white and 10.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #63CAB3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #63CAB3 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 6.4, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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