What color is #93C572?

#93C572 is a desaturated green known as Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pistachio?

The RGB value is 147, 197, 114: 147 red, 197 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pistachio?

The complementary color is #A472C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93C572?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pistachio color: hex code #93C572

#93C572 rgb(147, 197, 114)

Shades of green

Pistachio has the hex code #93C572. It is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 77.3% green and 44.7% blue (147, 197, 114).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 42% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 23% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.47:1).

Pistachio (#93C572) color codes

HEX	`#93C572`
RGB	`rgb(147, 197, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 77.3%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 42%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 42%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 42%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.41, -31.21, 36.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.41, 47.96, 130.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.035, 47.349, 23.21)`
Decimal	`9684338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pistachio, 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 #93C572	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93C572 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.47:1	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 #93C572 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93c572; }
.text { color: #93c572; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93c572; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 197 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93c572, #72c57b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #93C572 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #93C572?: #93C572 is a desaturated green known as Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pistachio?: The RGB value is 147, 197, 114: 147 red, 197 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pistachio?: The complementary color is #A472C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93C572?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.