What color is #93B359?

#93B359 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Lime It or Leave It. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93B359?

The RGB value is 147, 179, 89: 147 red, 179 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93B359?

The complementary color is #7959B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93B359?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93B359 color

#93B359 rgb(147, 179, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #93B359 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 70.2% green and 34.9% blue (147, 179, 89).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 37% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Lime It or Leave It (#8CA94A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.83:1).

#93B359 color codes

HEX	`#93B359`
RGB	`rgb(147, 179, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 70.2%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 37%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 50%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 50%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.87, -25.55, 42.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.87, 49.21, 121.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.956, 39.164, 15.431)`
Decimal	`9679705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93B359, 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 #93B359	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93B359 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.83:1	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 #93B359 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93b359; }
.text { color: #93b359; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93b359; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 179 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93b359, #66b359); }

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Questions

What color is #93B359?: #93B359 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Lime It or Leave It. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93B359?: The RGB value is 147, 179, 89: 147 red, 179 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93B359?: The complementary color is #7959B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93B359?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.