What color is #93BCBA?

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

What is the RGB value of #93BCBA?

The RGB value is 147, 188, 186: 147 red, 188 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93BCBA?

The complementary color is #BC9395, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93BCBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93BCBA color

#93BCBA rgb(147, 188, 186)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 73.7% green and 72.9% blue (147, 188, 186).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 23% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.14:1).

#93BCBA color codes

HEX	`#93BCBA`
RGB	`rgb(147, 188, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 73.7%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 23%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 22%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 1%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.36, -14.02, -3.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.36, 14.44, 193.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.876, 45.713, 53.22)`
Decimal	`9682106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93BCBA, 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 #93BCBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93BCBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.14:1	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 #93BCBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93bcba; }
.text { color: #93bcba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93bcba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 188 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93bcba, #93aabc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #93BCBA?: #93BCBA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93BCBA?: The RGB value is 147, 188, 186: 147 red, 188 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93BCBA?: The complementary color is #BC9395, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93BCBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.