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#93AEAA

Silver · light cool teal

About #93AEAA

#93AEAA is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 58% red, 68% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 32% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 13.3); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AE9397 — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #93AEAA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.88:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red147
Green174
Blue170

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 13.3
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 14.3
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 14.3

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #93AEAA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #93AEAA.
2.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #93AEAA.
8.88:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #93AEAA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#93AEAA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ABABAA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A6A7AA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8CAFAD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #93AEAA?

#93AEAA is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 58% red, 68% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 32% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #93AEAA?

Use black text. Black on #93AEAA has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #93AEAA?

Its complementary colour is #AE9397, and analogous partners are #93AE9C and #93A5AE.