What color is #93C0B0?

#93C0B0 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93C0B0?

The RGB value is 147, 192, 176: 147 red, 192 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93C0B0?

The complementary color is #C093A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93C0B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93C0B0 color

#93C0B0 rgb(147, 192, 176)

Shades of green

The hex color #93C0B0 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 75.3% green and 69% blue (147, 192, 176).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 26% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.41:1).

#93C0B0 color codes

HEX	`#93C0B0`
RGB	`rgb(147, 192, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 75.3%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 26%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 23%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 8%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.21, -18.2, 3.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.21, 18.49, 169.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.716, 47.035, 48.105)`
Decimal	`9683120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93C0B0, 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 #93C0B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93C0B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.41:1	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 #93C0B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93c0b0; }
.text { color: #93c0b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93c0b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 192 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93c0b0, #93bac0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #93C0B0?: #93C0B0 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93C0B0?: The RGB value is 147, 192, 176: 147 red, 192 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93C0B0?: The complementary color is #C093A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93C0B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.