What color is #93A885?

#93A885 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93A885?

The RGB value is 147, 168, 133: 147 red, 168 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93A885?

The complementary color is #9A85A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93A885?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93A885 color

#93A885 rgb(147, 168, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #93A885 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 65.9% green and 52.2% blue (147, 168, 133).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 17% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

#93A885 color codes

HEX	`#93A885`
RGB	`rgb(147, 168, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 65.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 17%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 21%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 21%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.44, -13.92, 15.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.44, 20.98, 131.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.268, 35.901, 27.521)`
Decimal	`9676933`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93A885, 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 #93A885	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93A885 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	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 #93A885 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93a885; }
.text { color: #93a885; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93a885; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 168 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93a885, #85a889); }

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Questions

What color is #93A885?: #93A885 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93A885?: The RGB value is 147, 168, 133: 147 red, 168 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93A885?: The complementary color is #9A85A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93A885?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.