What color is #93B185?

#93B185 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93B185?

The RGB value is 147, 177, 133: 147 red, 177 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93B185?

The complementary color is #A385B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93B185?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93B185 color

#93B185 rgb(147, 177, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #93B185 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 69.4% green and 52.2% blue (147, 177, 133).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 22% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#93B185 color codes

HEX	`#93B185`
RGB	`rgb(147, 177, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 69.4%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 22%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 25%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 25%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69, -18.58, 19.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69, 26.73, 134.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.988, 39.34, 28.094)`
Decimal	`9679237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93B185, 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 #93B185	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93B185 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	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 #93B185 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93b185; }
.text { color: #93b185; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93b185; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 177 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93b185, #85b18d); }

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Questions

What color is #93B185?: #93B185 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93B185?: The RGB value is 147, 177, 133: 147 red, 177 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93B185?: The complementary color is #A385B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93B185?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.