What color is #93ACB5?

#93ACB5 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93ACB5?

The RGB value is 147, 172, 181: 147 red, 172 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93ACB5?

The complementary color is #B59C93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93ACB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93ACB5 color

#93ACB5 rgb(147, 172, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #93ACB5 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 67.5% green and 71% blue (147, 172, 181).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 19% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.81:1).

#93ACB5 color codes

HEX	`#93ACB5`
RGB	`rgb(147, 172, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 67.5%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 19%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 19%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 5%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.78, -6.64, -7.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.78, 10.01, 228.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.123, 39.043, 49.393)`
Decimal	`9678005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93ACB5, 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 #93ACB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93ACB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.81:1	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 #93ACB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93acb5; }
.text { color: #93acb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93acb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 172 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93acb5, #939bb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #93ACB5?: #93ACB5 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93ACB5?: The RGB value is 147, 172, 181: 147 red, 172 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93ACB5?: The complementary color is #B59C93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93ACB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.