What color is #93997A?

#93997A is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93997A?

The RGB value is 147, 153, 122: 147 red, 153 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93997A?

The complementary color is #807A99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93997A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93997A color

#93997A rgb(147, 153, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #93997A is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 60% green and 47.8% blue (147, 153, 122).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 13% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#93997A color codes

HEX	`#93997A`
RGB	`rgb(147, 153, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 60%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 13%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 20%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 20%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.99, -7.74, 15.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.99, 17.42, 116.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.936, 30.391, 22.856)`
Decimal	`9673082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93997A, 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 #93997A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93997A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	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 #93997A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93997a; }
.text { color: #93997a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93997a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 153 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93997a, #84997a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #93997A?: #93997A is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93997A?: The RGB value is 147, 153, 122: 147 red, 153 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93997A?: The complementary color is #807A99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93997A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.