What color is #93A14E?

#93A14E is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Springtide Melodies. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93A14E?

The RGB value is 147, 161, 78: 147 red, 161 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93A14E?

The complementary color is #5C4EA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93A14E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93A14E color

#93A14E rgb(147, 161, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #93A14E is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 63.1% green and 30.6% blue (147, 161, 78).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 35% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Springtide Melodies (#9AA955), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#93A14E color codes

HEX	`#93A14E`
RGB	`rgb(147, 161, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 63.1%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 35%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 52%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 52%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.54, -17.65, 41.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.54, 44.74, 113.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.153, 32.243, 12.052)`
Decimal	`9675086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93A14E, 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 #93A14E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93A14E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	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 #93A14E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93a14e; }
.text { color: #93a14e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93a14e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 161 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93a14e, #6aa14e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #93A14E?: #93A14E is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Springtide Melodies. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93A14E?: The RGB value is 147, 161, 78: 147 red, 161 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93A14E?: The complementary color is #5C4EA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93A14E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.