What color is #93A4A9?

#93A4A9 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93A4A9?

The RGB value is 147, 164, 169: 147 red, 164 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93A4A9?

The complementary color is #A99893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93A4A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93A4A9 color

#93A4A9 rgb(147, 164, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #93A4A9 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 64.3% green and 66.3% blue (147, 164, 169).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 11% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Lost at Sea (#8D9CA7), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#93A4A9 color codes

HEX	`#93A4A9`
RGB	`rgb(147, 164, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 64.3%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 11%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 13%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 3%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.23, -4.9, -4.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.23, 6.73, 223.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.468, 35.618, 42.693)`
Decimal	`9675945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93A4A9, 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 #93A4A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93A4A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	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 #93A4A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93a4a9; }
.text { color: #93a4a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93a4a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 164 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93a4a9, #9399a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #93A4A9?: #93A4A9 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93A4A9?: The RGB value is 147, 164, 169: 147 red, 164 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93A4A9?: The complementary color is #A99893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93A4A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.