What color is #93BB8F?

#93BB8F is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93BB8F?

The RGB value is 147, 187, 143: 147 red, 187 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93BB8F?

The complementary color is #B78FBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93BB8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93BB8F color

#93BB8F rgb(147, 187, 143)

Shades of green

The hex color #93BB8F is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 73.3% green and 56.1% blue (147, 187, 143).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#93BB8F color codes

HEX	`#93BB8F`
RGB	`rgb(147, 187, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 73.3%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 24%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.04, -21.94, 18.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.04, 28.39, 140.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.76, 43.726, 32.59)`
Decimal	`9681807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93BB8F, 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 #93BB8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93BB8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	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 #93BB8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93bb8f; }
.text { color: #93bb8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93bb8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 187 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93bb8f, #8fbba1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #93BB8F?: #93BB8F is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93BB8F?: The RGB value is 147, 187, 143: 147 red, 187 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93BB8F?: The complementary color is #B78FBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93BB8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.