What color is #93A99C?

#93A99C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93A99C?

The RGB value is 147, 169, 156: 147 red, 169 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93A99C?

The complementary color is #A993A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93A99C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93A99C color

#93A99C rgb(147, 169, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #93A99C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 66.3% green and 61.2% blue (147, 169, 156).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 11% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.4:1).

#93A99C color codes

HEX	`#93A99C`
RGB	`rgb(147, 169, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 66.3%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 11%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 13%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 8%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.26, -10.25, 4.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.26, 11.05, 158.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.22, 36.979, 36.886)`
Decimal	`9677212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93A99C, 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 #93A99C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93A99C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.4:1	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 #93A99C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93a99c; }
.text { color: #93a99c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93a99c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 169 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93a99c, #93a9a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #93A99C?: #93A99C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93A99C?: The RGB value is 147, 169, 156: 147 red, 169 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93A99C?: The complementary color is #A993A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93A99C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.