What color is #94A057?

#94A057 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Vitality. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94A057?

The RGB value is 148, 160, 87: 148 red, 160 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94A057?

The complementary color is #6357A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94A057?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94A057 color

#94A057 rgb(148, 160, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #94A057 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 62.7% green and 34.1% blue (148, 160, 87).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 30% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Vitality (#8F9B5B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#94A057 color codes

HEX	`#94A057`
RGB	`rgb(148, 160, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 62.7%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 30%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 46%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 46%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.45, -15.78, 36.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.45, 39.74, 113.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.504, 32.126, 13.82)`
Decimal	`9740375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94A057, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #94A057	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94A057 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #94A057 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94a057; }
.text { color: #94a057; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94a057; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 160 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94a057, #70a057); }

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Questions

What color is #94A057?: #94A057 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Vitality. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94A057?: The RGB value is 148, 160, 87: 148 red, 160 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94A057?: The complementary color is #6357A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94A057?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.