What color is #93B9C1?

#93B9C1 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Aquatic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93B9C1?

The RGB value is 147, 185, 193: 147 red, 185 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93B9C1?

The complementary color is #C19B93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93B9C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.95:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93B9C1 color

#93B9C1 rgb(147, 185, 193)

Shades of teal

The hex color #93B9C1 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 72.5% green and 75.7% blue (147, 185, 193).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 27% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic (#99C1CC), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.95:1).

#93B9C1 color codes

HEX	`#93B9C1`
RGB	`rgb(147, 185, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 72.5%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 27%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 24%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 4%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.73, -10.88, -8.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.73, 13.65, 217.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.004, 44.75, 57.024)`
Decimal	`9681345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93B9C1, 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 #93B9C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93B9C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.95:1	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 #93B9C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93b9c1; }
.text { color: #93b9c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93b9c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 185 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93b9c1, #93a2c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #93B9C1?: #93B9C1 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Aquatic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93B9C1?: The RGB value is 147, 185, 193: 147 red, 185 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93B9C1?: The complementary color is #C19B93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93B9C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.95:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.