What color is #94A3BA?

#94A3BA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94A3BA?

The RGB value is 148, 163, 186: 148 red, 163 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94A3BA?

The complementary color is #BAAB94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94A3BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94A3BA color

#94A3BA rgb(148, 163, 186)

Shades of blue

The hex color #94A3BA is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 63.9% green and 72.9% blue (148, 163, 186).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 22% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#94A3BA color codes

HEX	`#94A3BA`
RGB	`rgb(148, 163, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 63.9%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 22%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 20%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 12%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.55, -0.27, -13.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.55, 13.61, 268.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.171, 36.035, 51.6)`
Decimal	`9741242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94A3BA, 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 #94A3BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94A3BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	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 #94A3BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94a3ba; }
.text { color: #94a3ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94a3ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 163 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94a3ba, #9894ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #94A3BA?: #94A3BA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94A3BA?: The RGB value is 148, 163, 186: 148 red, 163 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94A3BA?: The complementary color is #BAAB94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94A3BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.