What color is #93B9B3?

#93B9B3 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 #93B9B3?

The RGB value is 147, 185, 179: 147 red, 185 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93B9B3?

The complementary color is #B99399, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93B9B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93B9B3 color

#93B9B3 rgb(147, 185, 179)

Shades of teal

The hex color #93B9B3 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 72.5% green and 70.2% blue (147, 185, 179).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 21% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.83:1).

#93B9B3 color codes

HEX	`#93B9B3`
RGB	`rgb(147, 185, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 72.5%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 21%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 21%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 3%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.33, -13.97, -1.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.33, 14.02, 184.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.516, 44.154, 49.185)`
Decimal	`9681331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93B9B3, 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 #93B9B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93B9B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.83:1	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 #93B9B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93b9b3; }
.text { color: #93b9b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93b9b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 185 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93b9b3, #93acb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #93B9B3?: #93B9B3 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 #93B9B3?: The RGB value is 147, 185, 179: 147 red, 185 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93B9B3?: The complementary color is #B99399, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93B9B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.