What color is #93AE93?

#93AE93 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93AE93?

The RGB value is 147, 174, 147: 147 red, 174 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93AE93?

The complementary color is #AE93AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93AE93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93AE93 color

#93AE93 rgb(147, 174, 147)

Shades of green

The hex color #93AE93 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 68.2% green and 57.6% blue (147, 174, 147).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 14% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is OMGreen (#8CA891), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.72:1).

#93AE93 color codes

HEX	`#93AE93`
RGB	`rgb(147, 174, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 68.2%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 14%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 16%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 16%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.45, -14.59, 10.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.45, 18.16, 143.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.434, 38.581, 33.336)`
Decimal	`9678483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93AE93, 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 #93AE93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93AE93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.72:1	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 #93AE93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93ae93; }
.text { color: #93ae93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93ae93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 174 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93ae93, #93aea1); }

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Questions

What color is #93AE93?: #93AE93 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93AE93?: The RGB value is 147, 174, 147: 147 red, 174 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93AE93?: The complementary color is #AE93AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93AE93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.