What color is #93B95F?

#93B95F is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Makin It Rain. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93B95F?

The RGB value is 147, 185, 95: 147 red, 185 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93B95F?

The complementary color is #855FB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93B95F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93B95F color

#93B95F rgb(147, 185, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #93B95F is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 72.5% green and 37.3% blue (147, 185, 95).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 39% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Makin It Rain (#88BB55), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.35:1).

#93B95F color codes

HEX	`#93B95F`
RGB	`rgb(147, 185, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 72.5%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 39%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 49%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 49%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.68, -27.81, 41.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.68, 49.78, 123.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.447, 41.727, 17.222)`
Decimal	`9681247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93B95F, 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 #93B95F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93B95F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.35:1	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 #93B95F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93b95f; }
.text { color: #93b95f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93b95f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 185 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93b95f, #66b95f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #93B95F?: #93B95F is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Makin It Rain. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93B95F?: The RGB value is 147, 185, 95: 147 red, 185 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93B95F?: The complementary color is #855FB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93B95F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.