What color is #93AECE?

#93AECE is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Mont Blanc. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93AECE?

The RGB value is 147, 174, 206: 147 red, 174 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93AECE?

The complementary color is #CEB393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93AECE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93AECE color

#93AECE rgb(147, 174, 206)

Shades of blue

The hex color #93AECE is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 68.2% green and 80.8% blue (147, 174, 206).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 38% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Mont Blanc (#9EB6D8), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#93AECE color codes

HEX	`#93AECE`
RGB	`rgb(147, 174, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 68.2%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 38%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 29%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 16%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.13, -1.91, -19.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.13, 19.36, 264.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.306, 40.93, 64.263)`
Decimal	`9678542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93AECE, 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 #93AECE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93AECE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	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 #93AECE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93aece; }
.text { color: #93aece; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93aece; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 174 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93aece, #9693ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #93AECE?: #93AECE is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Mont Blanc. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93AECE?: The RGB value is 147, 174, 206: 147 red, 174 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93AECE?: The complementary color is #CEB393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93AECE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.