What color is #93A695?

#93A695 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93A695?

The RGB value is 147, 166, 149: 147 red, 166 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93A695?

The complementary color is #A693A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93A695?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93A695 color

#93A695 rgb(147, 166, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #93A695 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 65.1% green and 58.4% blue (147, 166, 149).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 10% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Envy (#8BA58F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#93A695 color codes

HEX	`#93A695`
RGB	`rgb(147, 166, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 65.1%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 10%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 11%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 10%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.25, -10, 6.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.25, 11.96, 146.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.093, 35.645, 33.67)`
Decimal	`9676437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93A695, 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 #93A695	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93A695 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	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 #93A695 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93a695; }
.text { color: #93a695; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93a695; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 166 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93a695, #93a69f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #93A695?: #93A695 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93A695?: The RGB value is 147, 166, 149: 147 red, 166 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93A695?: The complementary color is #A693A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93A695?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.