What color is #93AAAD?

#93AAAD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93AAAD?

The RGB value is 147, 170, 173: 147 red, 170 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93AAAD?

The complementary color is #AD9693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93AAAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93AAAD color

#93AAAD rgb(147, 170, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #93AAAD is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 66.7% green and 67.8% blue (147, 170, 173).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 14% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.59:1).

#93AAAD color codes

HEX	`#93AAAD`
RGB	`rgb(147, 170, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 66.7%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 14%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 15%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 2%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68, -7.3, -4.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68, 8.44, 210.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.948, 37.969, 45.067)`
Decimal	`9677485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93AAAD, 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 #93AAAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93AAAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.59:1	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 #93AAAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93aaad; }
.text { color: #93aaad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93aaad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 170 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93aaad, #939dad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #93AAAD?: #93AAAD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93AAAD?: The RGB value is 147, 170, 173: 147 red, 170 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93AAAD?: The complementary color is #AD9693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93AAAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.