Color

#93A5A0

Light muted cool teal. Nearest reference color: Morning blue.

RGB

0–255

147

165

160

CMYK

0–100%

10.91%

3.03%

35.29%

RGB describes how #93A5A0 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 147, green 165 and blue 160.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 10.91%, magenta 0%, yellow 3.03% and black 35.29%.

HSL values

H 163.33° S 9.09% L 61.18%

In the HSL color model, #93A5A0 has a hue of 163.33°, 9.09% saturation and 61.18% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#93A5A0 is a light, cool teal with muted chroma.

Temperature: Cool
Lightness: Light
Chroma: Muted

Color formats

Copy #93A5A0 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #93A5A0

RGB rgb(147, 165, 160)

HSL hsl(163.33 9.09% 61.18%)

OKLCH oklch(0.706339 0.021486 177.1631)

CSS --color: #93A5A0;

Tints of #93A5A0

Tints are lighter variations of #93A5A0. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#E0F4EE #CCDFDA #B9CCC6 #A6B8B3 #93A5A0

Shades of #93A5A0

Shades are darker variations of #93A5A0. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#93A5A0 #687974 #3F4F4B #1A2925 #000806

Tones of #93A5A0

Tones reduce the chroma of #93A5A0, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#93A5A0 #96A4A0 #99A3A0 #9CA2A0 #9EA1A0

Tonal range of #93A5A0

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #93A5A0 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#E0F4EE #CCDFDA #B9CCC6 #A6B8B3 #93A5A0 #687974 #3F4F4B #1A2925 #000806

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #E0F4EE;
    --color-200: #CCDFDA;
    --color-300: #B9CCC6;
    --color-400: #A6B8B3;
    --color-500: #93A5A0;
    --color-600: #687974;
    --color-700: #3F4F4B;
    --color-800: #1A2925;
    --color-900: #000806;
}

Colors that go with #93A5A0

Color harmonies for #93A5A0 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#93A5A0 #AC9BA0

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#98A499 #93A5A0 #92A4A7

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#93A5A0 #A19EAC #AB9D94

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#93A5A0 #A89CA7 #AD9C99

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#93A5A0 #9AA0AE #AC9BA0 #A6A092

CSS gradients with #93A5A0

These gradients show how #93A5A0 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#93A5A0 #ADBBB7 #C8D1CE #E3E8E6 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #93A5A0, #ADBBB7, #C8D1CE, #E3E8E6, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#93A5A0 #626F6B #363D3B #0E1211 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #93A5A0, #626F6B, #363D3B, #0E1211, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#93A5A0 #9BA396 #A6A092 #AC9C96 #AC9BA0

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #93A5A0, #9BA396, #A6A092, #AC9C96, #AC9BA0);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #93A5A0. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

2.58:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

8.13:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.3565 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #93A5A0 as the background.

background-color: #93A5A0;
color: #000000;

Using #93A5A0 in design

See how #93A5A0 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#93A5A0 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #93A5A0 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#CCDFDA

#93A5A0

#1A2925

Colors similar to #93A5A0

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #93A5A0, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#ACBEB9 #7B8D88 #7AACA0 #A0A0A0 #94A59E #92A5A2 #A1B1AA #869996

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #93A5A0 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #A3A3A0 Deuteranopia #A0A0A0 Tritanopia #8FA6A3

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #93A5A0 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 31.8315
Y: 35.6508
Z: 38.4551

CIELAB

L*: 66.2523
a*: -7.3119
b*: 0.4429

OKLab

L: 0.706339
a: -0.02146
b: 0.001063

OKLCH

L: 0.706339
C: 0.021486
H: 177.1631°