What color is #93C679?

#93C679 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93C679?

The RGB value is 147, 198, 121: 147 red, 198 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93C679?

The complementary color is #AC79C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93C679?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93C679 color

#93C679 rgb(147, 198, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #93C679 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 77.6% green and 47.5% blue (147, 198, 121).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 40% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Pistachio (#93C572), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.59:1).

#93C679 color codes

HEX	`#93C679`
RGB	`rgb(147, 198, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 77.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 40%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 39%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 39%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.81, -30.73, 33.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.81, 45.34, 132.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.677, 47.971, 25.465)`
Decimal	`9684601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93C679, 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 #93C679	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93C679 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.59:1	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 #93C679 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93c679; }
.text { color: #93c679; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93c679; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 198 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93c679, #79c685); }

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Questions

What color is #93C679?: #93C679 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93C679?: The RGB value is 147, 198, 121: 147 red, 198 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93C679?: The complementary color is #AC79C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93C679?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.