What color is #93AA9D?

#93AA9D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93AA9D?

The RGB value is 147, 170, 157: 147 red, 170 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93AA9D?

The complementary color is #AA93A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93AA9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93AA9D color

#93AA9D rgb(147, 170, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #93AA9D is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 66.7% green and 61.6% blue (147, 170, 157).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 12% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.48:1).

#93AA9D color codes

HEX	`#93AA9D`
RGB	`rgb(147, 170, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 66.7%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 12%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 14%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 8%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.57, -10.59, 4.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.57, 11.33, 159.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.492, 37.386, 37.396)`
Decimal	`9677469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93AA9D, 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 #93AA9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93AA9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.48:1	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 #93AA9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93aa9d; }
.text { color: #93aa9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93aa9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 170 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93aa9d, #93aaa9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #93AA9D?: #93AA9D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93AA9D?: The RGB value is 147, 170, 157: 147 red, 170 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93AA9D?: The complementary color is #AA93A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93AA9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.