What color is #94A2B3?

#94A2B3 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94A2B3?

The RGB value is 148, 162, 179: 148 red, 162 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94A2B3?

The complementary color is #B3A594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94A2B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94A2B3 color

#94A2B3 rgb(148, 162, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #94A2B3 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 63.5% green and 70.2% blue (148, 162, 179).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 17% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Robotic Gods (#94A2B1), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#94A2B3 color codes

HEX	`#94A2B3`
RGB	`rgb(148, 162, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 63.5%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 17%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 17%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 9%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.05, -1.3, -10.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.05, 10.53, 262.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.268, 35.391, 47.717)`
Decimal	`9740979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94A2B3, 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 #94A2B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94A2B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	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 #94A2B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94a2b3; }
.text { color: #94a2b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94a2b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 162 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94a2b3, #9694b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #94A2B3?: #94A2B3 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94A2B3?: The RGB value is 148, 162, 179: 148 red, 162 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94A2B3?: The complementary color is #B3A594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94A2B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.