What color is #94A19D?

#94A19D is a gray, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94A19D?

The RGB value is 148, 161, 157: 148 red, 161 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94A19D?

The complementary color is #A19498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94A19D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94A19D color

#94A19D rgb(148, 161, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #94A19D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 63.1% green and 61.6% blue (148, 161, 157).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 6% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Ash (#A1A9A9), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#94A19D color codes

HEX	`#94A19D`
RGB	`rgb(148, 161, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 63.1%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 6%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 8%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 2%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.14, -5.4, 0.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.14, 5.42, 174.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.042, 34.22, 36.861)`
Decimal	`9740701`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94A19D, 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 #94A19D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94A19D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	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 #94A19D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94a19d; }
.text { color: #94a19d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94a19d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 161 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94a19d, #949fa1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #94A19D?: #94A19D is a gray, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94A19D?: The RGB value is 148, 161, 157: 148 red, 161 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94A19D?: The complementary color is #A19498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94A19D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.