What color is #93AA9B?

#93AA9B is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93AA9B?

The RGB value is 147, 170, 155: 147 red, 170 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93AA9B?

The complementary color is #AA93A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93AA9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93AA9B color

#93AA9B rgb(147, 170, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #93AA9B is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 66.7% green and 60.8% blue (147, 170, 155).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 12% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#93AA9B color codes

HEX	`#93AA9B`
RGB	`rgb(147, 170, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 66.7%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 12%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 14%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 9%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.52, -10.98, 5.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.52, 12.09, 155.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.322, 37.318, 36.504)`
Decimal	`9677467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93AA9B, 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 #93AA9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93AA9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	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 #93AA9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93aa9b; }
.text { color: #93aa9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93aa9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 170 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93aa9b, #93aaa6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #93AA9B?: #93AA9B is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93AA9B?: The RGB value is 147, 170, 155: 147 red, 170 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93AA9B?: The complementary color is #AA93A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93AA9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.