Palettes / Colors / #93BBBC

#93BBBC — Light Dusty Teal

#93BBBC is a teal color we call Light Dusty Teal, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the teal family.

#93BBBC is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BC9594; it also sits naturally between #94BCA9 and #94A8BC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 58% · Green 73% · Blue 74%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #93BBBC

.text { color: #93BBBC; }
.background { background-color: #93BBBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #93BBBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(147, 187, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 23%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #93BBBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(147, 187, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #93BBBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(147, 187, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#93BBBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#93BBBC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BC9594:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #93BBBC: #000000.

How #93BBBC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #93BBBC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #93BBBC?

#93BBBC is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 147, 187, 188). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #93BBBC?

#93BBBC is RGB 147, 187, 188 — HSL 181°, 23%, 66% — CMYK 22%, 1%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #93BBBC?

Its complement is #BC9594; analogous partners are #94BCA9 and #94A8BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #93BBBC for text?

Black text on #93BBBC has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.08:1.