What color is #93CDD8?

#93CDD8 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 #93CDD8?

The RGB value is 147, 205, 216: 147 red, 205 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93CDD8?

The complementary color is #D89E93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93CDD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93CDD8 color

#93CDD8 rgb(147, 205, 216)

Shades of teal

The hex color #93CDD8 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 80.4% green and 84.7% blue (147, 205, 216).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 47% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% 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 11.96:1).

#93CDD8 color codes

HEX	`#93CDD8`
RGB	`rgb(147, 205, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 80.4%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 47%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 32%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 5%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.94, -15.93, -11.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.94, 19.61, 215.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.255, 54.821, 73.097)`
Decimal	`9686488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93CDD8, 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 #93CDD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93CDD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.96:1	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 #93CDD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93cdd8; }
.text { color: #93cdd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93cdd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 205 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93cdd8, #93aad8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #93CDD8?: #93CDD8 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 #93CDD8?: The RGB value is 147, 205, 216: 147 red, 205 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93CDD8?: The complementary color is #D89E93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93CDD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.