Palettes / Colors / #63BCD4

#63BCD4 — Teal

#63BCD4 is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color MediumTurquoise (#48D1CC). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) — not an exact match. CSS mediumturquoise gives you #48D1CC, a different color; use #63BCD4 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#63BCD4 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #D47B63; it also sits naturally between #63D4B4 and #6383D4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 39% · Green 74% · Blue 83%

Cyan 53% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 17%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #63BCD4

.text { color: #63BCD4; }
.background { background-color: #63BCD4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #63BCD4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(99, 188, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 57%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #63BCD4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(99, 188, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #63BCD4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(99, 188, 212, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#63BCD4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#63BCD4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D47B63:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #63BCD4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #63BCD4

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #63BCD4 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #63BCD4 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #63BCD3  ·  #63BCD5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #63BCD4?

#63BCD4 is Teal, a teal color (RGB 99, 188, 212). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #63BCD4?

#63BCD4 is RGB 99, 188, 212 — HSL 193°, 57%, 61% — CMYK 53%, 11%, 0%, 17%.

What colors go with #63BCD4?

Its complement is #D47B63; analogous partners are #63D4B4 and #6383D4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #63BCD4 for text?

Black text on #63BCD4 has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.17:1.