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#93CD42 Color

#93CD42 is rgb(147, 205, 66) in RGB, hsl(85, 58%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 68%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#93CD42
HEX#93CD42
RGBrgb(147, 205, 66)
HSLhsl(85, 58%, 53%)
HSVhsv(85, 68%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 68%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(78.2% 0.177 129.4)
LABlab(76.43% -35.02 59.65)
LCHlch(76.43% 69.17 120.41)

What #93CD42 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 #93CD42, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 6.28Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 11Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 11.32June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 13.23Green (RYB)#66B032ΔE 13.76Limerick#9DC209ΔE 14.07

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

#93CD42 Channel Values

How #93CD42 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 205 · B 668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 85° · S 58% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 85° · S 68% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 0% · Y 68% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.9:1 vs white · 11.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #93CD42 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 text1.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #93CD42 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #93CD42

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #93CD42; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#93CD42
Complementary
#7C42CD
Analogous
#CDC142
Analogous
#4DCD42
Triadic
#4293CD
Triadic
#CD4293
Split comp.
#424DCD
Split comp.
#C142CD

Tints & Shades of #93CD42

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

#A1D35A
#B1DB76
#BFE18E
#CFE9AA
#DCEFC3
#EDF6DF

Shades

#81B931
#6D9D2A
#598122
#46651B
#324913
#1F2C0C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #93CD42.

How #93CD42 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#93CD42
Protanopia#C5C543
Protanomaly#B3C843
Deuteranopia#BCBC47
Deuteranomaly#ADC345
Tritanopia#A2C2C2
Tritanomaly#9CC79F
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #93CD42 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-93cd42: #93CD42;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #93CD42;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-93cd42': '#93CD42' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.576, green: 0.804, blue: 0.259)
Android XML<color name="color_93cd42">#93CD42</color>
SVG fillfill="#93CD42"

More Green Colors

#93CD42 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#93CD42 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #93CD42?

#93CD42 is a mid-tone green — rgb(147, 205, 66) in RGB and hsl(85, 58%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.28.

What is the RGB value of #93CD42?

#93CD42 is rgb(147, 205, 66) — red 147, green 205, and blue 66 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #93CD42?

#93CD42 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 68%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #93CD42 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #93CD42 scores 1.9:1 against white and 11.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #93CD42 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #93CD42 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 6.28, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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