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#93DC9F Color

#93DC9F is rgb(147, 220, 159) in RGB, hsl(130, 51%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 0%, 28%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Teal Deer (#99E6B3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#93DC9F
HEX#93DC9F
RGBrgb(147, 220, 159)
HSLhsl(130, 51%, 72%)
HSVhsv(130, 33%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 0%, 28%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(83.1% 0.112 148.7)
LABlab(81.78% -32.94 22.57)
LCHlch(81.78% 39.93 145.58)

What #93DC9F 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 #93DC9F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 6.51Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 6.58Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 9.4Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 9.99Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 10.61Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 11.1

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

#93DC9F Channel Values

How #93DC9F 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 220 · B 1598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 130° · S 51% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 130° · S 33% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 0% · Y 28% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.62:1 vs white · 12.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #93DC9F 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 text1.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #93DC9F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #93DC9F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #93DC9F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#93DC9F
Complementary
#DC93D0
Analogous
#ABDC93
Analogous
#93DCC4
Triadic
#9F93DC
Triadic
#DC9F93
Split comp.
#C493DC
Split comp.
#DC93AB

Tints & Shades of #93DC9F

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

#A3E1AD
#AEE5B7
#BEEAC5
#CDEFD3
#DCF4E0
#E8F8EA

Shades

#6DD07D
#4AC45E
#36A648
#297F38
#1D5927
#113618

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #93DC9F.

How #93DC9F 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#93DC9F
Protanopia#D2D29F
Protanomaly#BCD69F
Deuteranopia#C8C8A1
Deuteranomaly#B5D0A0
Tritanopia#9DD6D6
Tritanomaly#99D8C2
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #93DC9F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-93dc9f: #93DC9F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #93DC9F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-93dc9f': '#93DC9F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.576, green: 0.863, blue: 0.624)
Android XML<color name="color_93dc9f">#93DC9F</color>
SVG fillfill="#93DC9F"

More Green Colors

#93DC9F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#93DC9F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #93DC9F?

#93DC9F is a light green — rgb(147, 220, 159) in RGB and hsl(130, 51%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Teal Deer (#99E6B3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.51.

What is the RGB value of #93DC9F?

#93DC9F is rgb(147, 220, 159) — red 147, green 220, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #93DC9F?

#93DC9F converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 0%, 28%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #93DC9F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #93DC9F scores 1.62:1 against white and 12.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #93DC9F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #93DC9F 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 15.22, which is visibly different.

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