What color is #93B4A7?

#93B4A7 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93B4A7?

The RGB value is 147, 180, 167: 147 red, 180 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93B4A7?

The complementary color is #B493A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93B4A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93B4A7 color

#93B4A7 rgb(147, 180, 167)

Shades of green

The hex color #93B4A7 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 70.6% green and 65.5% blue (147, 180, 167).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 18% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#93B4A7 color codes

HEX	`#93B4A7`
RGB	`rgb(147, 180, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 70.6%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 18%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 18%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 7%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.62, -13.86, 2.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.62, 14.16, 168.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.327, 41.635, 42.727)`
Decimal	`9680039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93B4A7, 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 #93B4A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93B4A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	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 #93B4A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93b4a7; }
.text { color: #93b4a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93b4a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 180 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93b4a7, #93b1b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #93B4A7?: #93B4A7 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93B4A7?: The RGB value is 147, 180, 167: 147 red, 180 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93B4A7?: The complementary color is #B493A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93B4A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.