What color is #93A58E?

#93A58E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93A58E?

The RGB value is 147, 165, 142: 147 red, 165 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93A58E?

The complementary color is #A08EA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93A58E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93A58E color

#93A58E rgb(147, 165, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #93A58E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 64.7% green and 55.7% blue (147, 165, 142).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 11% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Envy (#8BA58F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#93A58E color codes

HEX	`#93A58E`
RGB	`rgb(147, 165, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 64.7%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 11%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 14%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 14%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.8, -10.76, 9.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.8, 14.56, 137.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.369, 35.066, 30.754)`
Decimal	`9676174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93A58E, 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 #93A58E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93A58E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	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 #93A58E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93a58e; }
.text { color: #93a58e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93a58e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 165 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93a58e, #8ea595); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #93A58E?: #93A58E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93A58E?: The RGB value is 147, 165, 142: 147 red, 165 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93A58E?: The complementary color is #A08EA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93A58E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.