What color is #93E5E6?

#93E5E6 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Aqua Fiesta. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93E5E6?

The RGB value is 147, 229, 230: 147 red, 229 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93E5E6?

The complementary color is #E69493, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93E5E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.59:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93E5E6 color

#93E5E6 rgb(147, 229, 230)

Shades of teal

The hex color #93E5E6 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 89.8% green and 90.2% blue (147, 229, 230).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 62% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Aqua Fiesta (#96E2E1), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.59:1).

#93E5E6 color codes

HEX	`#93E5E6`
RGB	`rgb(147, 229, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 89.8%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 62%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 36%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.98, -24.62, -8.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.98, 26.01, 198.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.33, 67.951, 85.101)`
Decimal	`9692646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93E5E6, 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 #93E5E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93E5E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.59:1	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 #93E5E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93e5e6; }
.text { color: #93e5e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93e5e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 229 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93e5e6, #93bce6); }

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Questions

What color is #93E5E6?: #93E5E6 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Aqua Fiesta. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93E5E6?: The RGB value is 147, 229, 230: 147 red, 229 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93E5E6?: The complementary color is #E69493, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93E5E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.59:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.