What color is #93A393?

#93A393 is a gray, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93A393?

The RGB value is 147, 163, 147: 147 red, 163 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93A393?

The complementary color is #A393A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93A393?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93A393 color

#93A393 rgb(147, 163, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #93A393 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 63.9% green and 57.6% blue (147, 163, 147).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 8% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#93A393 color codes

HEX	`#93A393`
RGB	`rgb(147, 163, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 63.9%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 8%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 10%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 10%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.36, -8.77, 6.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.36, 10.86, 143.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.395, 34.504, 32.657)`
Decimal	`9675667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93A393, 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 #93A393	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93A393 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	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 #93A393 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93a393; }
.text { color: #93a393; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93a393; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 163 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93a393, #93a39b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #93A393?: #93A393 is a gray, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93A393?: The RGB value is 147, 163, 147: 147 red, 163 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93A393?: The complementary color is #A393A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93A393?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.