What color is #93BB97?

#93BB97 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 #93BB97?

The RGB value is 147, 187, 151: 147 red, 187 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93BB97?

The complementary color is #BB93B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93BB97?

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.

#93BB97 color

#93BB97 rgb(147, 187, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #93BB97 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 73.3% green and 59.2% blue (147, 187, 151).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 23% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#93BB97 color codes

HEX	`#93BB97`
RGB	`rgb(147, 187, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 73.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 23%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 21%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 19%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.21, -20.53, 13.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.21, 24.81, 145.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.387, 43.977, 35.896)`
Decimal	`9681815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93BB97, 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 #93BB97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93BB97 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 #93BB97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93bb97; }
.text { color: #93bb97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93bb97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 187 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93bb97, #93bbab); }

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Questions

What color is #93BB97?: #93BB97 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 #93BB97?: The RGB value is 147, 187, 151: 147 red, 187 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93BB97?: The complementary color is #BB93B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93BB97?: 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.