What color is #94A0BE?

#94A0BE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94A0BE?

The RGB value is 148, 160, 190: 148 red, 160 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94A0BE?

The complementary color is #BEB294, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94A0BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94A0BE color

#94A0BE rgb(148, 160, 190)

Shades of blue

The hex color #94A0BE is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 62.7% green and 74.5% blue (148, 160, 190).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 24% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#94A0BE color codes

HEX	`#94A0BE`
RGB	`rgb(148, 160, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 62.7%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 24%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 22%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 16%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.87, 2.32, -16.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.87, 17.02, 277.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.075, 35.154, 53.695)`
Decimal	`9740478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94A0BE, 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 #94A0BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94A0BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	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 #94A0BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94a0be; }
.text { color: #94a0be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94a0be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 160 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94a0be, #9d94be); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #94A0BE?: #94A0BE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94A0BE?: The RGB value is 148, 160, 190: 148 red, 160 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94A0BE?: The complementary color is #BEB294, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94A0BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.