What color is #93A577?

#93A577 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93A577?

The RGB value is 147, 165, 119: 147 red, 165 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93A577?

The complementary color is #8977A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93A577?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93A577 color

#93A577 rgb(147, 165, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #93A577 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 64.7% green and 46.7% blue (147, 165, 119).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 20% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#93A577 color codes

HEX	`#93A577`
RGB	`rgb(147, 165, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 64.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 20%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 28%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 28%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.31, -14.59, 21.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.31, 26.25, 123.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.817, 34.445, 22.58)`
Decimal	`9676151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93A577, 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 #93A577	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93A577 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	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 #93A577 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93a577; }
.text { color: #93a577; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93a577; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 165 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93a577, #7ca577); }

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Questions

What color is #93A577?: #93A577 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93A577?: The RGB value is 147, 165, 119: 147 red, 165 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93A577?: The complementary color is #8977A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93A577?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.