What color is #94A0B0?

#94A0B0 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94A0B0?

The RGB value is 148, 160, 176: 148 red, 160 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94A0B0?

The complementary color is #B0A494, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94A0B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94A0B0 color

#94A0B0 rgb(148, 160, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #94A0B0 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 62.7% green and 69% blue (148, 160, 176).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 15% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Robotic Gods (#94A2B1), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#94A0B0 color codes

HEX	`#94A0B0`
RGB	`rgb(148, 160, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 62.7%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 15%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 16%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 9%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.41, -0.86, -9.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.41, 9.76, 264.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.618, 34.571, 46.02)`
Decimal	`9740464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94A0B0, 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 #94A0B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94A0B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	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 #94A0B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94a0b0; }
.text { color: #94a0b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94a0b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 160 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94a0b0, #9694b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #94A0B0?: #94A0B0 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94A0B0?: The RGB value is 148, 160, 176: 148 red, 160 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94A0B0?: The complementary color is #B0A494, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94A0B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.