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#93B89B Color

#93B89B is rgb(147, 184, 155) in RGB, hsl(133, 21%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 16%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#93B89B
HEX#93B89B
RGBrgb(147, 184, 155)
HSLhsl(133, 21%, 65%)
HSVhsv(133, 20%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 16%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(74.7% 0.058 151.3)
LABlab(71.45% -17.32 10.50)
LCHlch(71.45% 20.25 148.78)

What #93B89B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #93B89B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 6.78Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 7.86Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 7.9Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.81Sage#9CAF88ΔE 9.18Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 11.42

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#93B89B Channel Values

How #93B89B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 147 · G 184 · B 1558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 133° · S 21% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 133° · S 20% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.19:1 vs white · 9.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #93B89B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #93B89B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #93B89B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #93B89B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#93B89B
Complementary
#B893B0
Analogous
#9EB893
Analogous
#93B8AE
Triadic
#9B93B8
Triadic
#B89B93
Split comp.
#AE93B8
Split comp.
#B8939E

Tints & Shades of #93B89B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A2C3A9
#AFCBB5
#BED5C3
#CEDFD1
#DDE9E0
#E9F1EB

Shades

#77A681
#61946C
#4F7858
#3C5D43
#2A412F
#1A281D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #93B89B.

How #93B89B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#93B89B
Protanopia#B2B29B
Protanomaly#A7B59B
Deuteranopia#ADAD9C
Deuteranomaly#A3B19C
Tritanopia#97B5B5
Tritanomaly#96B6AB
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #93B89B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-93b89b: #93B89B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #93B89B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-93b89b': '#93B89B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.576, green: 0.722, blue: 0.608)
Android XML<color name="color_93b89b">#93B89B</color>
SVG fillfill="#93B89B"

More Green Colors

#93B89B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#93B89B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #93B89B?

#93B89B is a light green — rgb(147, 184, 155) in RGB and hsl(133, 21%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.78.

What is the RGB value of #93B89B?

#93B89B is rgb(147, 184, 155) — red 147, green 184, and blue 155 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #93B89B?

#93B89B converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 16%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #93B89B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #93B89B scores 2.19:1 against white and 9.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #93B89B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #93B89B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 8.81, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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