What color is #93C8E5?

#93C8E5 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Fail Whale. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93C8E5?

The RGB value is 147, 200, 229: 147 red, 200 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93C8E5?

The complementary color is #E5B093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93C8E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93C8E5 color

#93C8E5 rgb(147, 200, 229)

Shades of blue

The hex color #93C8E5 is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 78.4% green and 89.8% blue (147, 200, 229).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 61% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Fail Whale (#99CCEE), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.63:1).

#93C8E5 color codes

HEX	`#93C8E5`
RGB	`rgb(147, 200, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 78.4%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 61%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 36%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 13%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.97, -10.16, -19.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.97, 22.32, 242.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.825, 53.166, 81.908)`
Decimal	`9685221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93C8E5, 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 #93C8E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93C8E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.63:1	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 #93C8E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93c8e5; }
.text { color: #93c8e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93c8e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 200 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93c8e5, #939fe5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #93C8E5?: #93C8E5 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Fail Whale. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93C8E5?: The RGB value is 147, 200, 229: 147 red, 200 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93C8E5?: The complementary color is #E5B093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93C8E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.