What color is #93A284?

#93A284 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93A284?

The RGB value is 147, 162, 132: 147 red, 162 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93A284?

The complementary color is #9384A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93A284?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93A284 color

#93A284 rgb(147, 162, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #93A284 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 63.5% green and 51.8% blue (147, 162, 132).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 14% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Whispering Willow (#919C81), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#93A284 color codes

HEX	`#93A284`
RGB	`rgb(147, 162, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 63.5%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 14%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 19%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 19%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.73, -10.92, 13.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.73, 17.64, 128.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.117, 33.709, 26.798)`
Decimal	`9675396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93A284, 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 #93A284	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93A284 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	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 #93A284 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93a284; }
.text { color: #93a284; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93a284; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 162 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93a284, #84a284); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #93A284?: #93A284 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93A284?: The RGB value is 147, 162, 132: 147 red, 162 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93A284?: The complementary color is #9384A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93A284?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.