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#93fceb

a light, electric cyan · cool · closest name: Aqua Marine

RGB
147, 252, 235
HSL
170°, 95%, 78%
CMYK
42, 0, 7, 1
Luminance
0.8182

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #93fceb is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#93fceb
Hue
170°
cyan
Saturation
95%
electric
Lightness
78%
light
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
88%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8182
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
83/100 cool
Color family
Cyan
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
17.36:1
Closest name
Aqua Marine
ΔE2000 7.5
Where it sits
Hue170° of 360°
Saturation95%
Lightness78%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool83% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#93fceb
RGBrgb(147, 252, 235)
HSLhsl(170, 95%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 0%, 7%, 1%)
LABlab(92.5 -34.4 -1.4)
LCHlch(92.5 34.4 182.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.923 0.101 182.5)
Decimal9698539
Display P3color(display-p3 0.576 0.988 0.922)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #93fceb;
background-color: #93fceb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#93fceb] bg-[#93fceb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #93fceb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.576, green: 0.988, blue: 0.922)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#93fceb")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF93FCEB)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(235, 252, 147)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #93fceb · 17.36:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.21:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 17.36:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #93fceb as text scores 1.21:1 on white and 17.36:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#93fceb on white: 1.21:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#93fceb on black: 17.36:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #F3F1EA
deuteranopia · #E1E4ED
tritanopia · #6AFFF7

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #93fceb is pinned to step 300; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F1FDFB
#E4FBF8
#C2FAF1
#93fceb
#5BFAE1
#25F9D7
#07EEC9
#06C6A7
#049F86
#087261
#05483D
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #F1FDFBDarkest = 950 · #05483D
:root {
  --brand-50: #F1FDFB;
  --brand-100: #E4FBF8;
  --brand-200: #C2FAF1;
  --brand-300: #93fceb;
  --brand-400: #5BFAE1;
  --brand-500: #25F9D7;
  --brand-600: #07EEC9;
  --brand-700: #06C6A7;
  --brand-800: #049F86;
  --brand-900: #087261;
  --brand-950: #05483D;
  --brand: #93fceb;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #93fceb

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4FAF9
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDE5
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B8E
Captions on the surface
Accent#CA0255
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#037C69
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E6FEFA
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142422
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #93fceb

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Thin strokes and 1px borders — they disappear on light UI
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#FC93A4
Analogous left#93FCB6
Analogous right#93D8FC
Split-complement 1#FC93D8
Split-complement 2#FCB693
Triadic 1#EB93FC
Triadic 2#FCEB93
Tetradic#B693FC

RGB percentages

Red57.6%
Green98.8%
Blue92.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan41.7%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow6.7%
Key (black)1.2%

Color previews

#93fceb text on a black background

contrast 17.36:1

Card sample

#93fceb text on a white background

contrast 1.21:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #93fceb;
Background color
Panel with #93fceb background
background-color: #93fceb;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #93fceb;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(147, 252, 235, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(147, 252, 235, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #93fceb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #93fceb, #93C7FC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #93fceb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#93fceb in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
TechnologyTravelHealthcareMedia
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#93fceb, answered

What color is #93fceb?

#93fceb is a light electric cyan, closest to Aqua Marine (ΔE2000 7.5). It sits at 170° on the hue wheel with 95% saturation and 78% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #93fceb?

rgb(147, 252, 235) — 147 red, 252 green and 235 blue out of 255, or 57.6% / 98.8% / 92.2% by channel.

Is #93fceb a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8182 and perceived brightness is 88%, so black text on it reaches 17.36:1.

Should I use black or white text on #93fceb?

Black. It scores 17.36:1 against #93fceb, versus 1.21:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #93fceb?

#FC93A4 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #FC93D8 and #FCB693, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #93fceb?

For interface work: #F4FAF9 as the surface, #C0EDE5 for borders, #4B9B8E for secondary text, #CA0255 as an accent and #037C69 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #93FCB6 and #93D8FC stays calm, while #FC93A4 is the loudest partner.

What is #93fceb in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(42%, 0%, 7%, 1%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #93fceb warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 83 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #93FCC4; nudged cooler, #92E7FD.

Work with #93fceb in the Color Lab