What color is #93A899?

#93A899 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93A899?

The RGB value is 147, 168, 153: 147 red, 168 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93A899?

The complementary color is #A893A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93A899?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93A899 color

#93A899 rgb(147, 168, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #93A899 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 65.9% green and 60% blue (147, 168, 153).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 11% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Envy (#8BA58F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.3:1).

#93A899 color codes

HEX	`#93A899`
RGB	`rgb(147, 168, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 65.9%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 11%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 13%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 9%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.91, -10.3, 5.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.91, 11.58, 152.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.784, 36.508, 35.503)`
Decimal	`9676953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93A899, 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 #93A899	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93A899 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.3:1	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 #93A899 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93a899; }
.text { color: #93a899; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93a899; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 168 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93a899, #93a8a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #93A899?: #93A899 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93A899?: The RGB value is 147, 168, 153: 147 red, 168 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93A899?: The complementary color is #A893A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93A899?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.