Palettes / Colors / #93BEBB

#93BEBB — Light Dusty Teal

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #93BEBB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#93BEBB 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 #BE9396; it also sits naturally between #93BEA5 and #93ABBE. 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 75% · Blue 73%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #93BEBB

.text { color: #93BEBB; }
.background { background-color: #93BEBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #93BEBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(147, 190, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(176, 25%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #93BEBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(147, 190, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #93BEBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(147, 190, 187, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BE9396:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #93BEBB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #93BEBB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #93BEBB 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 #93BEBB 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 #93BEBB?

#93BEBB is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 147, 190, 187). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #93BEBB?

#93BEBB is RGB 147, 190, 187 — HSL 176°, 25%, 66% — CMYK 23%, 0%, 2%, 25%.

What colors go with #93BEBB?

Its complement is #BE9396; analogous partners are #93BEA5 and #93ABBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #93BEBB for text?

Black text on #93BEBB has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.03:1.