What color is #93A279?

#93A279 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 #93A279?

The RGB value is 147, 162, 121: 147 red, 162 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93A279?

The complementary color is #8879A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93A279?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93A279 color

#93A279 rgb(147, 162, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #93A279 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 63.5% green and 47.5% blue (147, 162, 121).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 18% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#93A279 color codes

HEX	`#93A279`
RGB	`rgb(147, 162, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 63.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 18%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 25%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 25%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.5, -12.71, 19.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.5, 23.37, 122.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.404, 33.424, 23.041)`
Decimal	`9675385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93A279, 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 #93A279	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93A279 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	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 #93A279 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93a279; }
.text { color: #93a279; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93a279; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 162 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93a279, #7fa279); }

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Questions

What color is #93A279?: #93A279 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 #93A279?: The RGB value is 147, 162, 121: 147 red, 162 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93A279?: The complementary color is #8879A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93A279?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.