What color is #93B83D?

#93B83D is a moderate yellow-green known as Grinch Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Grinch Green?

The RGB value is 147, 184, 61: 147 red, 184 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Grinch Green?

The complementary color is #623DB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93B83D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Grinch Green color: hex code #93B83D

#93B83D rgb(147, 184, 61)

Shades of green

Grinch Green has the hex code #93B83D. It is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 72.2% green and 23.9% blue (147, 184, 61).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 50% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 67% yellow and 28% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.16:1).

Grinch Green (#93B83D) color codes

HEX	`#93B83D`
RGB	`rgb(147, 184, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 72.2%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 50%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 67%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 67%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.05, -30.41, 56.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.05, 63.76, 118.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.016, 40.821, 10.712)`
Decimal	`9680957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Grinch Green, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #93B83D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93B83D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #93B83D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93b83d; }
.text { color: #93b83d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93b83d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 184 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93b83d, #55b83d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

See #93B83D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #93B83D?: #93B83D is a moderate yellow-green known as Grinch Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Grinch Green?: The RGB value is 147, 184, 61: 147 red, 184 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Grinch Green?: The complementary color is #623DB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93B83D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.