What color is #93A075?

#93A075 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93A075?

The RGB value is 147, 160, 117: 147 red, 160 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93A075?

The complementary color is #8275A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93A075?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93A075 color

#93A075 rgb(147, 160, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #93A075 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 62.7% green and 45.9% blue (147, 160, 117).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 18% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#93A075 color codes

HEX	`#93A075`
RGB	`rgb(147, 160, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 62.7%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 18%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 27%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 27%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.86, -12.27, 20.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.86, 24.27, 120.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.814, 32.629, 21.659)`
Decimal	`9674869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93A075, 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 #93A075	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93A075 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	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 #93A075 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93a075; }
.text { color: #93a075; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93a075; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 160 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93a075, #7da075); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #93A075?: #93A075 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93A075?: The RGB value is 147, 160, 117: 147 red, 160 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93A075?: The complementary color is #8275A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93A075?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.