What color is #93A2B2?

#93A2B2 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 #93A2B2?

The RGB value is 147, 162, 178: 147 red, 162 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93A2B2?

The complementary color is #B2A393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93A2B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93A2B2 color

#93A2B2 rgb(147, 162, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #93A2B2 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 63.5% green and 69.8% blue (147, 162, 178).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 17% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Robotic Gods (#94A2B1), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.05:1).

#93A2B2 color codes

HEX	`#93A2B2`
RGB	`rgb(147, 162, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 63.5%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 17%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 17%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 9%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.95, -1.85, -10.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.95, 10.22, 259.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.987, 35.257, 47.178)`
Decimal	`9675442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93A2B2, 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 #93A2B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93A2B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	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 #93A2B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93a2b2; }
.text { color: #93a2b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93a2b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 162 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93a2b2, #9493b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #93A2B2?: #93A2B2 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 #93A2B2?: The RGB value is 147, 162, 178: 147 red, 162 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93A2B2?: The complementary color is #B2A393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93A2B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.