Exploring the Color #93AB9F

#93AB9F sits at 150° on the color wheel, placing it in the spring green family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 12% saturation and 62% lightness, it reads as a heavily muted, light tone — a quiet, restrained presence that recedes rather than competes. Its RGB mix of 147, 171, 159 produces a 8.57:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #93AB9F is a clear variant of CSS rosy brown — about 52 units away from #BC8F8F. Designers reach for spring green hues at this saturation when the brief calls for restraint and atmosphere, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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