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Recognised as Colour

#63A28E

  • #63A28E
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#63A28E is a cyan with RGB values 99, 162, 142 and HSL 161°, 25%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#63A28E#63A28E
HEX#63A28E
RGBrgb(99, 162, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.6353, 0.5569
RGB percentages38.8%, 63.5%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(161, 25.3%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(161, 38.9%, 63.5%)
CMYK38.9%, 0%, 12.3%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,529,678
CSS custom property--colour: #63A28E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30446WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.09:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#9C5D71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9E9A8Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#94938Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Tritanopia#50A39Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.7Light seagreen · ΔE 16.7Dark cyan · ΔE 17.3Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.3Teal · ΔE 19Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A26377
Analogous#63A26F, #6396A2
Triadic#8E63A2, #A28E63
Split complementary#A26396, #A26F63
Tetradic#6F63A2, #A26377, #96A263

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3EEEB
Lighter +30%#C3DBD3
Lighter +20%#A3C8BC
Lighter +10%#83B5A5
Darker −10%#4E8473
Darker −20%#3B6457
Darker −30%#28443B
Darker −40%#15241F
More saturated +25%#44C199
Less saturated −25%#828383

Channel breakdown

R99
G162
B142
Red99 (38.8%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue160.95°
Saturation (HSL)25.3%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 63 · G A2 · B 8E

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