What color is #93B09D?

#93B09D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93B09D?

The RGB value is 147, 176, 157: 147 red, 176 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93B09D?

The complementary color is #B093A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93B09D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93B09D color

#93B09D rgb(147, 176, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #93B09D is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 69% green and 61.6% blue (147, 176, 157).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 16% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.94:1).

#93B09D color codes

HEX	`#93B09D`
RGB	`rgb(147, 176, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 69%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 16%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 16%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 11%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.25, -13.75, 6.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.25, 15.19, 154.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.642, 39.687, 37.78)`
Decimal	`9679005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93B09D, 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 #93B09D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93B09D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.94:1	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 #93B09D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93b09d; }
.text { color: #93b09d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93b09d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 176 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93b09d, #93b0ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #93B09D?: #93B09D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93B09D?: The RGB value is 147, 176, 157: 147 red, 176 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93B09D?: The complementary color is #B093A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93B09D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.