What color is #93E3F4?

#93E3F4 is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Alpine Expedition. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93E3F4?

The RGB value is 147, 227, 244: 147 red, 227 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93E3F4?

The complementary color is #F4A493, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93E3F4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.53:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93E3F4 color

#93E3F4 rgb(147, 227, 244)

Shades of teal

The hex color #93E3F4 is a light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 89% green and 95.7% blue (147, 227, 244).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 82% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Expedition (#99EEFF), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.53:1).

#93E3F4 color codes

HEX	`#93E3F4`
RGB	`rgb(147, 227, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 89%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 82%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 40%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 7%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.84, -20.24, -15.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.84, 25.79, 218.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.825, 67.669, 95.69)`
Decimal	`9692148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93E3F4, 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 #93E3F4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93E3F4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.53:1	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 #93E3F4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93e3f4; }
.text { color: #93e3f4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93e3f4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 227 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93e3f4, #93b3f4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #93E3F4?: #93E3F4 is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Alpine Expedition. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93E3F4?: The RGB value is 147, 227, 244: 147 red, 227 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93E3F4?: The complementary color is #F4A493, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93E3F4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.53:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.