What color is #93A69B?

#93A69B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93A69B?

The RGB value is 147, 166, 155: 147 red, 166 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93A69B?

The complementary color is #A6939E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93A69B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93A69B color

#93A69B rgb(147, 166, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #93A69B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 65.1% green and 60.8% blue (147, 166, 155).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 10% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#93A69B color codes

HEX	`#93A69B`
RGB	`rgb(147, 166, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 65.1%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 10%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 11%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 7%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.4, -8.85, 3.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.4, 9.49, 158.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.584, 35.842, 36.258)`
Decimal	`9676443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93A69B, 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 #93A69B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93A69B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #93A69B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93a69b; }
.text { color: #93a69b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93a69b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 166 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93a69b, #93a6a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #93A69B?: #93A69B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93A69B?: The RGB value is 147, 166, 155: 147 red, 166 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93A69B?: The complementary color is #A6939E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93A69B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.