What color is #94A0B5?

#94A0B5 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94A0B5?

The RGB value is 148, 160, 181: 148 red, 160 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94A0B5?

The complementary color is #B5A994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94A0B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94A0B5 color

#94A0B5 rgb(148, 160, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #94A0B5 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 62.7% green and 71% blue (148, 160, 181).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 18% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#94A0B5 color codes

HEX	`#94A0B5`
RGB	`rgb(148, 160, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 62.7%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 18%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 18%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 12%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.57, 0.25, -12.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.57, 12.29, 271.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.122, 34.773, 48.674)`
Decimal	`9740469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94A0B5, 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 #94A0B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94A0B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	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 #94A0B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94a0b5; }
.text { color: #94a0b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94a0b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 160 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94a0b5, #9994b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #94A0B5?: #94A0B5 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94A0B5?: The RGB value is 148, 160, 181: 148 red, 160 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94A0B5?: The complementary color is #B5A994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94A0B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.