What color is #93AAB0?

#93AAB0 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 #93AAB0?

The RGB value is 147, 170, 176: 147 red, 170 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93AAB0?

The complementary color is #B09993, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93AAB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93AAB0 color

#93AAB0 rgb(147, 170, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #93AAB0 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 66.7% green and 69% blue (147, 170, 176).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 16% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.62:1).

#93AAB0 color codes

HEX	`#93AAB0`
RGB	`rgb(147, 170, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 66.7%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 16%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 16%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 3%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.08, -6.66, -5.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.08, 8.8, 220.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.242, 38.086, 46.613)`
Decimal	`9677488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93AAB0, 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 #93AAB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93AAB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.62:1	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 #93AAB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93aab0; }
.text { color: #93aab0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93aab0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 170 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93aab0, #939cb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #93AAB0?: #93AAB0 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 #93AAB0?: The RGB value is 147, 170, 176: 147 red, 170 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93AAB0?: The complementary color is #B09993, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93AAB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.