What color is #93AF6E?

#93AF6E is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea Mochi. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93AF6E?

The RGB value is 147, 175, 110: 147 red, 175 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93AF6E?

The complementary color is #8A6EAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93AF6E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93AF6E color

#93AF6E rgb(147, 175, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #93AF6E is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 68.6% green and 43.1% blue (147, 175, 110).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 29% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea Mochi (#90A96E), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#93AF6E color codes

HEX	`#93AF6E`
RGB	`rgb(147, 175, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 68.6%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 29%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 37%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 37%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.01, -21.02, 30.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.01, 36.82, 124.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.177, 37.988, 20.492)`
Decimal	`9678702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93AF6E, 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 #93AF6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93AF6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	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 #93AF6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93af6e; }
.text { color: #93af6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93af6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 175 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93af6e, #72af6e); }

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Questions

What color is #93AF6E?: #93AF6E is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea Mochi. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93AF6E?: The RGB value is 147, 175, 110: 147 red, 175 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93AF6E?: The complementary color is #8A6EAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93AF6E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.