What color is #93BAB7?

#93BAB7 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93BAB7?

The RGB value is 147, 186, 183: 147 red, 186 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93BAB7?

The complementary color is #BA9396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93BAB7?

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.

#93BAB7 color

#93BAB7 rgb(147, 186, 183)

Shades of teal

The hex color #93BAB7 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 72.9% green and 71.8% blue (147, 186, 183).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 22% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Summit (#8BB6B8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#93BAB7 color codes

HEX	`#93BAB7`
RGB	`rgb(147, 186, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 72.9%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 22%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 21%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 2%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.72, -13.63, -2.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.72, 13.91, 191.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.136, 44.738, 51.417)`
Decimal	`9681591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93BAB7, 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 #93BAB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93BAB7 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 #93BAB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93bab7; }
.text { color: #93bab7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93bab7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 186 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93bab7, #93a9ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #93BAB7?: #93BAB7 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93BAB7?: The RGB value is 147, 186, 183: 147 red, 186 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93BAB7?: The complementary color is #BA9396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93BAB7?: 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.