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#93BDA1 Color

#93BDA1 is rgb(147, 189, 161) in RGB, hsl(140, 24%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 15%, 26%) 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 6.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#93BDA1
HEX#93BDA1
RGBrgb(147, 189, 161)
HSLhsl(140, 24%, 66%)
HSVhsv(140, 22%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 15%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(76% 0.06 155.5)
LABlab(72.98% -18.83 9.41)
LCHlch(72.98% 21.05 153.44)

What #93BDA1 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 #93BDA1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 6.53Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 6.6Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.09Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 9.36Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 9.46Sage#9CAF88ΔE 11.33

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

#93BDA1 Channel Values

How #93BDA1 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 189 · B 1618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 140° · S 24% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 140° · S 22% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 15% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.09:1 vs white · 10.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #93BDA1 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 text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #93BDA1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #93BDA1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #93BDA1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#93BDA1
Complementary
#BD93AF
Analogous
#9ABD93
Analogous
#93BDB6
Triadic
#A193BD
Triadic
#BDA193
Split comp.
#B693BD
Split comp.
#BD939A

Tints & Shades of #93BDA1

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

#A3C7AF
#B0CFBA
#C0D8C8
#CCE0D3
#DCEAE1
#E9F1EC

Shades

#77AC89
#5D9871
#4C7B5B
#3C6249
#2B4634
#19291E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #93BDA1.

How #93BDA1 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#93BDA1
Protanopia#B7B7A1
Protanomaly#AAB9A1
Deuteranopia#B1B1A2
Deuteranomaly#A6B6A2
Tritanopia#97BABA
Tritanomaly#96BBB0
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #93BDA1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-93bda1: #93BDA1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #93BDA1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-93bda1': '#93BDA1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.576, green: 0.741, blue: 0.631)
Android XML<color name="color_93bda1">#93BDA1</color>
SVG fillfill="#93BDA1"

More Green Colors

#93BDA1 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#93BDA1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #93BDA1?

#93BDA1 is a light green — rgb(147, 189, 161) in RGB and hsl(140, 24%, 66%) 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 6.53.

What is the RGB value of #93BDA1?

#93BDA1 is rgb(147, 189, 161) — red 147, green 189, and blue 161 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #93BDA1?

#93BDA1 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 15%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #93BDA1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #93BDA1 scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #93BDA1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #93BDA1 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 9.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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