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#93BDAD Color

#93BDAD is rgb(147, 189, 173) in RGB, hsl(157, 24%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 8%, 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 5.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#93BDAD
HEX#93BDAD
RGBrgb(147, 189, 173)
HSLhsl(157, 24%, 66%)
HSVhsv(157, 22%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 8%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(76.3% 0.05 169.7)
LABlab(73.22% -17.04 3.29)
LCHlch(73.22% 17.36 169.07)

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

Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 5.3Opal#A8C3BCΔE 7.94Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 10.08Morning Blue#8DA399ΔE 11.14Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 11.7Ash Gray#B2BEB5ΔE 11.77

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

#93BDAD Channel Values

How #93BDAD 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 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 157° · S 24% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 157° · S 22% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 8% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #93BDAD 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 text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #93BDAD

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

Base
#93BDAD
Complementary
#BD93A3
Analogous
#93BD98
Analogous
#93B8BD
Triadic
#AD93BD
Triadic
#BDAD93
Split comp.
#BD93B8
Split comp.
#BD9893

Tints & Shades of #93BDAD

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

#A3C7B9
#B0CFC3
#C0D8CF
#CCE0D8
#DCEAE5
#E9F1EE

Shades

#77AC97
#5D9881
#4C7B69
#3C6253
#2B463B
#192923

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

How #93BDAD 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#93BDAD
Protanopia#B7B7AD
Protanomaly#AAB9AD
Deuteranopia#B1B1AE
Deuteranomaly#A6B6AE
Tritanopia#96BBBB
Tritanomaly#95BCB6
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #93BDAD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-93bdad: #93BDAD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #93BDAD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-93bdad': '#93BDAD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.576, green: 0.741, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_93bdad">#93BDAD</color>
SVG fillfill="#93BDAD"

More Green Colors

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

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#93BDAD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #93BDAD?

#93BDAD is a light green — rgb(147, 189, 173) in RGB and hsl(157, 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 5.3.

What is the RGB value of #93BDAD?

#93BDAD is rgb(147, 189, 173) — red 147, green 189, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #93BDAD?

#93BDAD converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 8%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #93BDAD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #93BDAD scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #93BDAD 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 15.44, which is visibly different.

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