What color is #93C3C0?

#93C3C0 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93C3C0?

The RGB value is 147, 195, 192: 147 red, 195 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93C3C0?

The complementary color is #C39396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93C3C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93C3C0 color

#93C3C0 rgb(147, 195, 192)

Shades of teal

The hex color #93C3C0 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 76.5% green and 75.3% blue (147, 195, 192).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 29% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.81:1).

#93C3C0 color codes

HEX	`#93C3C0`
RGB	`rgb(147, 195, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 76.5%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 29%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 25%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 2%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.47, -16.31, -3.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.47, 16.71, 192.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.059, 49.037, 57.161)`
Decimal	`9683904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93C3C0, 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 #93C3C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93C3C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	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 #93C3C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93c3c0; }
.text { color: #93c3c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93c3c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 195 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93c3c0, #93aec3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #93C3C0?: #93C3C0 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93C3C0?: The RGB value is 147, 195, 192: 147 red, 195 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93C3C0?: The complementary color is #C39396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93C3C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.