What color is #94A187?

#94A187 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94A187?

The RGB value is 148, 161, 135: 148 red, 161 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94A187?

The complementary color is #9487A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94A187?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94A187 color

#94A187 rgb(148, 161, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #94A187 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 63.1% green and 52.9% blue (148, 161, 135).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 12% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Whispering Willow (#919C81), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#94A187 color codes

HEX	`#94A187`
RGB	`rgb(148, 161, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 63.1%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 12%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 16%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 16%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.59, -9.5, 12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.59, 15.31, 128.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.33, 33.535, 27.845)`
Decimal	`9740679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94A187, 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 #94A187	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94A187 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	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 #94A187 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94a187; }
.text { color: #94a187; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94a187; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 161 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94a187, #87a187); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #94A187?: #94A187 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94A187?: The RGB value is 148, 161, 135: 148 red, 161 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94A187?: The complementary color is #9487A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94A187?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.