What color is #93AEBE?

#93AEBE is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93AEBE?

The RGB value is 147, 174, 190: 147 red, 174 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93AEBE?

The complementary color is #BEA393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93AEBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93AEBE color

#93AEBE rgb(147, 174, 190)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 68.2% green and 74.5% blue (147, 174, 190).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 25% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lost in Time (#9FAFBD), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

#93AEBE color codes

HEX	`#93AEBE`
RGB	`rgb(147, 174, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 68.2%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 25%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 23%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 8%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.61, -5.69, -11.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.61, 12.6, 243.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.46, 40.192, 54.542)`
Decimal	`9678526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93AEBE, 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 #93AEBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93AEBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	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 #93AEBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93aebe; }
.text { color: #93aebe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93aebe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 174 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93aebe, #9399be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #93AEBE?: #93AEBE is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93AEBE?: The RGB value is 147, 174, 190: 147 red, 174 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93AEBE?: The complementary color is #BEA393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93AEBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.