What color is #93A0B4?

#93A0B4 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93A0B4?

The RGB value is 147, 160, 180: 147 red, 160 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93A0B4?

The complementary color is #B4A793, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93A0B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93A0B4 color

#93A0B4 rgb(147, 160, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #93A0B4 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 62.7% green and 70.6% blue (147, 160, 180).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 18% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Robotic Gods (#94A2B1), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#93A0B4 color codes

HEX	`#93A0B4`
RGB	`rgb(147, 160, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 62.7%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 18%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 18%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 11%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.47, -0.3, -11.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.47, 11.89, 268.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.84, 34.639, 48.127)`
Decimal	`9674932`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93A0B4, 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 #93A0B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93A0B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	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 #93A0B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93a0b4; }
.text { color: #93a0b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93a0b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 160 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93a0b4, #9793b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #93A0B4?: #93A0B4 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93A0B4?: The RGB value is 147, 160, 180: 147 red, 160 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93A0B4?: The complementary color is #B4A793, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93A0B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.