What color is #93BBBC?

#93BBBC 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 #93BBBC?

The RGB value is 147, 187, 188: 147 red, 187 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93BBBC?

The complementary color is #BC9493, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93BBBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93BBBC color

#93BBBC rgb(147, 187, 188)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 73.3% green and 73.7% blue (147, 187, 188).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 23% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Summit (#8BB6B8), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.07:1).

#93BBBC color codes

HEX	`#93BBBC`
RGB	`rgb(147, 187, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 73.3%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 23%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 22%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 1%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.14, -13.05, -4.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.14, 13.94, 200.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.877, 45.373, 54.277)`
Decimal	`9681852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93BBBC, 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 #93BBBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93BBBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.07:1	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 #93BBBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93bbbc; }
.text { color: #93bbbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93bbbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 187 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93bbbc, #93a6bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #93BBBC?: #93BBBC 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 #93BBBC?: The RGB value is 147, 187, 188: 147 red, 187 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93BBBC?: The complementary color is #BC9493, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93BBBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.