What color is #93C0BC?

#93C0BC is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93C0BC?

The RGB value is 147, 192, 188: 147 red, 192 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93C0BC?

The complementary color is #C09397, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93C0BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93C0BC color

#93C0BC rgb(147, 192, 188)

Shades of teal

The hex color #93C0BC is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 75.3% green and 73.7% blue (147, 192, 188).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 26% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.51:1).

#93C0BC color codes

HEX	`#93C0BC`
RGB	`rgb(147, 192, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 75.3%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 26%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 23%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 2%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.53, -15.65, -2.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.53, 15.91, 190.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.957, 47.532, 54.636)`
Decimal	`9683132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93C0BC, 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 #93C0BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93C0BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.51:1	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 #93C0BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93c0bc; }
.text { color: #93c0bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93c0bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 192 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93c0bc, #93adc0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #93C0BC?: #93C0BC is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93C0BC?: The RGB value is 147, 192, 188: 147 red, 192 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93C0BC?: The complementary color is #C09397, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93C0BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.