What color is #93B0A9?

#93B0A9 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93B0A9?

The RGB value is 147, 176, 169: 147 red, 176 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93B0A9?

The complementary color is #B0939A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93B0A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93B0A9 color

#93B0A9 rgb(147, 176, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #93B0A9 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 69% green and 66.3% blue (147, 176, 169).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 16% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.02:1).

#93B0A9 color codes

HEX	`#93B0A9`
RGB	`rgb(147, 176, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 69%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 16%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 16%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 4%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.55, -11.35, 0.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.55, 11.35, 178.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.718, 40.117, 43.443)`
Decimal	`9679017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93B0A9, 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 #93B0A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93B0A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.02:1	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 #93B0A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93b0a9; }
.text { color: #93b0a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93b0a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 176 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93b0a9, #93a9b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #93B0A9?: #93B0A9 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93B0A9?: The RGB value is 147, 176, 169: 147 red, 176 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93B0A9?: The complementary color is #B0939A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93B0A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.