What color is #94A4A4?

#94A4A4 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94A4A4?

The RGB value is 148, 164, 164: 148 red, 164 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94A4A4?

The complementary color is #A49494, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94A4A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94A4A4 color

#94A4A4 rgb(148, 164, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #94A4A4 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 64.3% green and 64.3% blue (148, 164, 164).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 8% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#94A4A4 color codes

HEX	`#94A4A4`
RGB	`rgb(148, 164, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 64.3%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 8%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 10%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.16, -5.61, -1.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.16, 5.93, 198.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.188, 35.527, 40.276)`
Decimal	`9741476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94A4A4, 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 #94A4A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94A4A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	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 #94A4A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94a4a4; }
.text { color: #94a4a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94a4a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 164 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94a4a4, #949ca4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #94A4A4?: #94A4A4 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94A4A4?: The RGB value is 148, 164, 164: 148 red, 164 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94A4A4?: The complementary color is #A49494, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94A4A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.