What color is #93D0CB?

#93D0CB is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Whirlpool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93D0CB?

The RGB value is 147, 208, 203: 147 red, 208 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93D0CB?

The complementary color is #D09398, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93D0CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93D0CB color

#93D0CB rgb(147, 208, 203)

Shades of teal

The hex color #93D0CB is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 81.6% green and 79.6% blue (147, 208, 203).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 39% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Whirlpool (#A5D8CD), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.13:1).

#93D0CB color codes

HEX	`#93D0CB`
RGB	`rgb(147, 208, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 81.6%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 39%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 29%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 2%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.4, -20.46, -3.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.4, 20.8, 190.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.364, 55.624, 64.835)`
Decimal	`9687243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93D0CB, 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 #93D0CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93D0CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.13:1	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 #93D0CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93d0cb; }
.text { color: #93d0cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93d0cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 208 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93d0cb, #93b7d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #93D0CB?: #93D0CB is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Whirlpool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93D0CB?: The RGB value is 147, 208, 203: 147 red, 208 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93D0CB?: The complementary color is #D09398, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93D0CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.