What color is #93A097?

#93A097 is a gray, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93A097?

The RGB value is 147, 160, 151: 147 red, 160 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93A097?

The complementary color is #A0939C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93A097?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93A097 color

#93A097 rgb(147, 160, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #93A097 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 62.7% green and 59.2% blue (147, 160, 151).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 6% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#93A097 color codes

HEX	`#93A097`
RGB	`rgb(147, 160, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 62.7%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 6%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 8%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 6%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.63, -6.39, 3.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.63, 7.1, 154.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.188, 33.579, 34.163)`
Decimal	`9674903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93A097, 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 #93A097	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93A097 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	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 #93A097 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93a097; }
.text { color: #93a097; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93a097; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 160 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93a097, #93a09e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #93A097?: #93A097 is a gray, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93A097?: The RGB value is 147, 160, 151: 147 red, 160 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93A097?: The complementary color is #A0939C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93A097?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.