What color is #93A49F?

#93A49F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93A49F?

The RGB value is 147, 164, 159: 147 red, 164 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93A49F?

The complementary color is #A49398, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93A49F?

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.

#93A49F color

#93A49F rgb(147, 164, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #93A49F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 64.3% green and 62.4% blue (147, 164, 159).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 9% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#93A49F color codes

HEX	`#93A49F`
RGB	`rgb(147, 164, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 64.3%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 9%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 10%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 3%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.95, -6.97, 0.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.95, 7, 175.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.565, 35.257, 37.936)`
Decimal	`9675935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93A49F, 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 #93A49F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93A49F 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 #93A49F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93a49f; }
.text { color: #93a49f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93a49f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 164 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93a49f, #93a1a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #93A49F?: #93A49F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93A49F?: The RGB value is 147, 164, 159: 147 red, 164 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93A49F?: The complementary color is #A49398, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93A49F?: 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.