What color is #93A8AD?

#93A8AD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93A8AD?

The RGB value is 147, 168, 173: 147 red, 168 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93A8AD?

The complementary color is #AD9893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93A8AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93A8AD color

#93A8AD rgb(147, 168, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #93A8AD is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 65.9% green and 67.8% blue (147, 168, 173).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 14% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.45:1).

#93A8AD color codes

HEX	`#93A8AD`
RGB	`rgb(147, 168, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 65.9%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 14%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 15%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 3%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.45, -6.22, -5.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.45, 8.01, 219.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.576, 37.225, 44.943)`
Decimal	`9676973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93A8AD, 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 #93A8AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93A8AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.45:1	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 #93A8AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93a8ad; }
.text { color: #93a8ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93a8ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 168 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93a8ad, #939bad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #93A8AD?: #93A8AD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93A8AD?: The RGB value is 147, 168, 173: 147 red, 168 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93A8AD?: The complementary color is #AD9893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93A8AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.