What color is #93CA9F?

#93CA9F is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93CA9F?

The RGB value is 147, 202, 159: 147 red, 202 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93CA9F?

The complementary color is #CA93BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93CA9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93CA9F color

#93CA9F rgb(147, 202, 159)

Shades of green

The hex color #93CA9F is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 79.2% green and 62.4% blue (147, 202, 159).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 34% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.19:1).

#93CA9F color codes

HEX	`#93CA9F`
RGB	`rgb(147, 202, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 79.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 34%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 27%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 21%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.65, -26.5, 15.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.65, 30.87, 149.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.409, 50.946, 40.551)`
Decimal	`9685663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93CA9F, 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 #93CA9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93CA9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.19:1	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 #93CA9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93ca9f; }
.text { color: #93ca9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93ca9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 202 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93ca9f, #93cabb); }

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Questions

What color is #93CA9F?: #93CA9F is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93CA9F?: The RGB value is 147, 202, 159: 147 red, 202 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93CA9F?: The complementary color is #CA93BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93CA9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.