What color is #93A996?

#93A996 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93A996?

The RGB value is 147, 169, 150: 147 red, 169 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93A996?

The complementary color is #A993A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93A996?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93A996 color

#93A996 rgb(147, 169, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #93A996 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 66.3% green and 58.8% blue (147, 169, 150).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 11% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Envy (#8BA58F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.36:1).

#93A996 color codes

HEX	`#93A996`
RGB	`rgb(147, 169, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 66.3%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 11%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 13%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 11%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.11, -11.41, 7.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.11, 13.51, 147.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.724, 36.78, 34.276)`
Decimal	`9677206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93A996, 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 #93A996	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93A996 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.36:1	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 #93A996 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93a996; }
.text { color: #93a996; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93a996; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 169 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93a996, #93a9a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #93A996?: #93A996 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93A996?: The RGB value is 147, 169, 150: 147 red, 169 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93A996?: The complementary color is #A993A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93A996?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.