What color is #93977F?

#93977F is a grayish yellow-green known as Swamp Sessions. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Swamp Sessions?

The RGB value is 147, 151, 127: 147 red, 151 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Swamp Sessions?

The complementary color is #837F97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93977F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Swamp Sessions color: hex code #93977F

#93977F rgb(147, 151, 127)

Shades of green

Swamp Sessions has the hex code #93977F. It is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 59.2% green and 49.8% blue (147, 151, 127).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 41% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

Swamp Sessions (#93977F) color codes

HEX	`#93977F`
RGB	`rgb(147, 151, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 59.2%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 16%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 16%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.54, -5.83, 12.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.54, 13.5, 115.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.93, 29.869, 24.421)`
Decimal	`9672575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Swamp Sessions, 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 #93977F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#93977F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	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 #93977F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93977f; }
.text { color: #93977f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93977f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 151 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93977f, #87977f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

See #93977F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #93977F?: #93977F is a grayish yellow-green known as Swamp Sessions. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Swamp Sessions?: The RGB value is 147, 151, 127: 147 red, 151 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Swamp Sessions?: The complementary color is #837F97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93977F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.