What color is #93AD8E?

#93AD8E is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93AD8E?

The RGB value is 147, 173, 142: 147 red, 173 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93AD8E?

The complementary color is #A88EAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93AD8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93AD8E color

#93AD8E rgb(147, 173, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #93AD8E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 67.8% green and 55.7% blue (147, 173, 142).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 16% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is OMGreen (#8CA891), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#93AD8E color codes

HEX	`#93AD8E`
RGB	`rgb(147, 173, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 67.8%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 16%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 18%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 18%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.05, -14.97, 12.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.05, 19.82, 139.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.858, 38.043, 31.25)`
Decimal	`9678222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93AD8E, 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 #93AD8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93AD8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	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 #93AD8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93ad8e; }
.text { color: #93ad8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93ad8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 173 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93ad8e, #8ead99); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #93AD8E?: #93AD8E is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93AD8E?: The RGB value is 147, 173, 142: 147 red, 173 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93AD8E?: The complementary color is #A88EAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93AD8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.