What color is #93BEA3?

#93BEA3 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93BEA3?

The RGB value is 147, 190, 163: 147 red, 190 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93BEA3?

The complementary color is #BE93AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93BEA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93BEA3 color

#93BEA3 rgb(147, 190, 163)

Shades of green

The hex color #93BEA3 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 74.5% green and 63.9% blue (147, 190, 163).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 25% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.13:1).

#93BEA3 color codes

HEX	`#93BEA3`
RGB	`rgb(147, 190, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 74.5%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 25%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 23%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 14%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.33, -19.79, 9.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.33, 21.74, 155.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.055, 45.673, 41.507)`
Decimal	`9682595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93BEA3, 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 #93BEA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93BEA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.13:1	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 #93BEA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93bea3; }
.text { color: #93bea3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93bea3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 190 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93bea3, #93beb8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #93BEA3?: #93BEA3 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93BEA3?: The RGB value is 147, 190, 163: 147 red, 190 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93BEA3?: The complementary color is #BE93AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93BEA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.