What color is #93A57E?

#93A57E 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 #93A57E?

The RGB value is 147, 165, 126: 147 red, 165 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93A57E?

The complementary color is #907EA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93A57E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93A57E color

#93A57E rgb(147, 165, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #93A57E is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 64.7% green and 49.4% blue (147, 165, 126).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 18% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#93A57E color codes

HEX	`#93A57E`
RGB	`rgb(147, 165, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 64.7%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 18%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 24%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 24%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.45, -13.5, 18.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.45, 22.63, 126.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.253, 34.619, 24.876)`
Decimal	`9676158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93A57E, 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 #93A57E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93A57E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	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 #93A57E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93a57e; }
.text { color: #93a57e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93a57e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 165 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93a57e, #7fa57e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #93A57E?: #93A57E 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 #93A57E?: The RGB value is 147, 165, 126: 147 red, 165 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93A57E?: The complementary color is #907EA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93A57E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.