What color is #93A798?

#93A798 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93A798?

The RGB value is 147, 167, 152: 147 red, 167 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93A798?

The complementary color is #A793A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93A798?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93A798 color

#93A798 rgb(147, 167, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #93A798 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 65.5% green and 59.6% blue (147, 167, 152).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 10% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Envy (#8BA58F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.22:1).

#93A798 color codes

HEX	`#93A798`
RGB	`rgb(147, 167, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 65.5%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 10%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 12%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 9%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.6, -9.96, 5.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.6, 11.33, 151.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.518, 36.107, 35.009)`
Decimal	`9676696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93A798, 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 #93A798	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93A798 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.22:1	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 #93A798 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93a798; }
.text { color: #93a798; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93a798; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 167 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93a798, #93a7a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #93A798?: #93A798 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93A798?: The RGB value is 147, 167, 152: 147 red, 167 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93A798?: The complementary color is #A793A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93A798?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.