What color is #93A171?

#93A171 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 #93A171?

The RGB value is 147, 161, 113: 147 red, 161 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93A171?

The complementary color is #7F71A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93A171?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93A171 color

#93A171 rgb(147, 161, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #93A171 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 63.1% green and 44.3% blue (147, 161, 113).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 20% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#93A171 color codes

HEX	`#93A171`
RGB	`rgb(147, 161, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 63.1%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 20%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 30%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 30%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.07, -13.39, 23.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.07, 26.97, 119.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.758, 32.885, 20.505)`
Decimal	`9675121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93A171, 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 #93A171	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93A171 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	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 #93A171 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93a171; }
.text { color: #93a171; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93a171; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 161 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93a171, #7ba171); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #93A171?: #93A171 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 #93A171?: The RGB value is 147, 161, 113: 147 red, 161 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93A171?: The complementary color is #7F71A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93A171?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.