What color is #93A995?

#93A995 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93A995?

The RGB value is 147, 169, 149: 147 red, 169 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93A995?

The complementary color is #A993A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93A995?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93A995 color

#93A995 rgb(147, 169, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #93A995 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 66.3% green and 58.4% blue (147, 169, 149).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 11% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Envy (#8BA58F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

#93A995 color codes

HEX	`#93A995`
RGB	`rgb(147, 169, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 66.3%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 11%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 13%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 12%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.09, -11.6, 7.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.09, 13.95, 146.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.644, 36.748, 33.854)`
Decimal	`9677205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93A995, 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 #93A995	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93A995 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	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 #93A995 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93a995; }
.text { color: #93a995; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93a995; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 169 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93a995, #93a9a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #93A995?: #93A995 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93A995?: The RGB value is 147, 169, 149: 147 red, 169 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93A995?: The complementary color is #A993A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93A995?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.