What color is #93B59C?

#93B59C is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93B59C?

The RGB value is 147, 181, 156: 147 red, 181 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93B59C?

The complementary color is #B593AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93B59C?

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.

#93B59C color

#93B59C rgb(147, 181, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #93B59C is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 71% green and 61.2% blue (147, 181, 156).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 19% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#93B59C color codes

HEX	`#93B59C`
RGB	`rgb(147, 181, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 71%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 19%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 19%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 14%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.63, -16.54, 8.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.63, 18.81, 151.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.556, 41.65, 37.665)`
Decimal	`9680284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93B59C, 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 #93B59C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93B59C 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 #93B59C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93b59c; }
.text { color: #93b59c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93b59c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 181 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93b59c, #93b5ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #93B59C?: #93B59C is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93B59C?: The RGB value is 147, 181, 156: 147 red, 181 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93B59C?: The complementary color is #B593AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93B59C?: 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.