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#63CF87 Color

#63CF87 is rgb(99, 207, 135) in RGB, hsl(140, 53%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 0%, 35%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Emerald (#50C878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#63CF87
HEX#63CF87
RGBrgb(99, 207, 135)
HSLhsl(140, 53%, 60%)
HSVhsv(140, 52%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 0%, 35%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(77.2% 0.144 152.5)
LABlab(75.44% -44.60 26.00)
LCHlch(75.44% 51.63 149.76)

What #63CF87 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 #63CF87, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Emerald#50C878ΔE 6.08Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 10.56Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 13.81Mantis#74C365ΔE 14.53Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 15.14Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 15.16

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

#63CF87 Channel Values

How #63CF87 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 207 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 140° · S 53% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 140° · S 52% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 0% · Y 35% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.94:1 vs white · 10.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #63CF87 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 text1.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #63CF87 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #63CF87

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #63CF87; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#63CF87
Complementary
#CF63AB
Analogous
#75CF63
Analogous
#63CFBD
Triadic
#8763CF
Triadic
#CF8763
Split comp.
#BD63CF
Split comp.
#CF6375

Tints & Shades of #63CF87

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

#76D596
#8EDCA8
#A1E2B7
#B9E9C9
#CCEFD8
#E4F7EA

Shades

#44C56F
#35AC5C
#2B8C4C
#226D3B
#184E2A
#0E2F19

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #63CF87.

How #63CF87 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#63CF87
Protanopia#C2C288
Protanomaly#A4C787
Deuteranopia#B4B48B
Deuteranomaly#9AC089
Tritanopia#74C8C8
Tritanomaly#6DCBB1
Achromatopsia#BABABA

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Using #63CF87 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-63cf87: #63CF87;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #63CF87;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-63cf87': '#63CF87' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.388, green: 0.812, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_63cf87">#63CF87</color>
SVG fillfill="#63CF87"

More Green Colors

#63CF87 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#63CF87 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #63CF87?

#63CF87 is a light green — rgb(99, 207, 135) in RGB and hsl(140, 53%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Emerald (#50C878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.08.

What is the RGB value of #63CF87?

#63CF87 is rgb(99, 207, 135) — red 99, green 207, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #63CF87?

#63CF87 converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 0%, 35%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #63CF87 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #63CF87 scores 1.94:1 against white and 10.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #63CF87 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #63CF87 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 10.56, which is visibly different.

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