Recognised as Colour
#63BCA2
- #63BCA2
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium aquamarine
#63BCA2 is a cyan with RGB values 99, 188, 162 and HSL 162°, 40%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.
Colour values
#63BCA2#63BCA2
HEX#63BCA2
RGBrgb(99, 188, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.7373, 0.6353
RGB percentages38.8%, 73.7%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(162.5, 39.9%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.5, 47.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK47.3%, 0%, 13.8%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,536,354
CSS custom property--colour: #63BCA2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.25:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#9C435D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BC637D
Analogous#63BC75, #63AABC
Triadic#A263BC, #BCA263
Split complementary#BC63AA, #BC7563
Tetradic#7563BC, #BC637D, #AABC63
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R99
G188
B162
Red99 (38.8%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue162.47°
Saturation (HSL)39.91%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 63 · G BC · B A2
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