What color is #94A2AA?

#94A2AA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94A2AA?

The RGB value is 148, 162, 170: 148 red, 162 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94A2AA?

The complementary color is #AA9C94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94A2AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94A2AA color

#94A2AA rgb(148, 162, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #94A2AA is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 63.5% green and 66.7% blue (148, 162, 170).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 11% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lost at Sea (#8D9CA7), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#94A2AA color codes

HEX	`#94A2AA`
RGB	`rgb(148, 162, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 63.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 11%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 13%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 5%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.78, -3.26, -5.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.78, 6.68, 240.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.387, 35.038, 43.079)`
Decimal	`9740970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94A2AA, 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 #94A2AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94A2AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	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 #94A2AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94a2aa; }
.text { color: #94a2aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94a2aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 162 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94a2aa, #9497aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #94A2AA?: #94A2AA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94A2AA?: The RGB value is 148, 162, 170: 148 red, 162 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94A2AA?: The complementary color is #AA9C94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94A2AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.