What color is #93B5AD?

#93B5AD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93B5AD?

The RGB value is 147, 181, 173: 147 red, 181 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93B5AD?

The complementary color is #B5939B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93B5AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93B5AD color

#93B5AD rgb(147, 181, 173)

Shades of teal

The hex color #93B5AD is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 71% green and 67.8% blue (147, 181, 173).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 19% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.45:1).

#93B5AD color codes

HEX	`#93B5AD`
RGB	`rgb(147, 181, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 71%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 19%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 19%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 4%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.05, -13.15, 0.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.05, 13.15, 178.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.097, 42.267, 45.783)`
Decimal	`9680301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93B5AD, 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 #93B5AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93B5AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.45:1	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 #93B5AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93b5ad; }
.text { color: #93b5ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93b5ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 181 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93b5ad, #93acb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #93B5AD?: #93B5AD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93B5AD?: The RGB value is 147, 181, 173: 147 red, 181 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93B5AD?: The complementary color is #B5939B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93B5AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.