What color is #93BAA4?

#93BAA4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93BAA4?

The RGB value is 147, 186, 164: 147 red, 186 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93BAA4?

The complementary color is #BA93A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93BAA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93BAA4 color

#93BAA4 rgb(147, 186, 164)

Shades of green

The hex color #93BAA4 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 72.9% green and 64.3% blue (147, 186, 164).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 22% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.8:1).

#93BAA4 color codes

HEX	`#93BAA4`
RGB	`rgb(147, 186, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 72.9%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 22%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 21%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 12%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.23, -17.56, 6.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.23, 18.86, 158.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.291, 44, 41.696)`
Decimal	`9681572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93BAA4, 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 #93BAA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93BAA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.8:1	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 #93BAA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93baa4; }
.text { color: #93baa4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93baa4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 186 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93baa4, #93bab8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #93BAA4?: #93BAA4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93BAA4?: The RGB value is 147, 186, 164: 147 red, 186 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93BAA4?: The complementary color is #BA93A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93BAA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.