What color is #93B8AF?

#93B8AF 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 #93B8AF?

The RGB value is 147, 184, 175: 147 red, 184 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93B8AF?

The complementary color is #B8939C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93B8AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93B8AF color

#93B8AF rgb(147, 184, 175)

Shades of teal

The hex color #93B8AF is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 72.2% green and 68.6% blue (147, 184, 175).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 21% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.72:1).

#93B8AF color codes

HEX	`#93B8AF`
RGB	`rgb(147, 184, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 72.2%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 21%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 20%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 5%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.95, -14.29, 0.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.95, 14.3, 178.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.909, 43.578, 47.016)`
Decimal	`9681071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93B8AF, 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 #93B8AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93B8AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.72:1	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 #93B8AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93b8af; }
.text { color: #93b8af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93b8af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 184 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93b8af, #93aeb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #93B8AF?: #93B8AF 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 #93B8AF?: The RGB value is 147, 184, 175: 147 red, 184 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93B8AF?: The complementary color is #B8939C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93B8AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.