What color is #93CBDB?

#93CBDB is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Infinity Pool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93CBDB?

The RGB value is 147, 203, 219: 147 red, 203 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93CBDB?

The complementary color is #DBA393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93CBDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93CBDB color

#93CBDB rgb(147, 203, 219)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 79.6% green and 85.9% blue (147, 203, 219).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 50% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Infinity Pool (#94D4E4), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.81:1).

#93CBDB color codes

HEX	`#93CBDB`
RGB	`rgb(147, 203, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 79.6%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 50%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 33%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 7%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.48, -14.18, -13.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.48, 19.74, 224.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.171, 54.027, 75)`
Decimal	`9685979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93CBDB, 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 #93CBDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93CBDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.81:1	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 #93CBDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93cbdb; }
.text { color: #93cbdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93cbdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 203 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93cbdb, #93a7db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #93CBDB?: #93CBDB is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Infinity Pool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93CBDB?: The RGB value is 147, 203, 219: 147 red, 203 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93CBDB?: The complementary color is #DBA393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93CBDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.