What color is #94A596?

#94A596 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94A596?

The RGB value is 148, 165, 150: 148 red, 165 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94A596?

The complementary color is #A594A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94A596?

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.

#94A596 color

#94A596 rgb(148, 165, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #94A596 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 64.7% green and 58.8% blue (148, 165, 150).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 9% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Envy (#8BA58F), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#94A596 color codes

HEX	`#94A596`
RGB	`rgb(148, 165, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 64.7%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 9%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 10%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 9%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.06, -8.92, 5.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.06, 10.61, 147.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.172, 35.408, 34.04)`
Decimal	`9741718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94A596, 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 #94A596	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94A596 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 #94A596 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94a596; }
.text { color: #94a596; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94a596; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 165 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94a596, #94a59f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #94A596?: #94A596 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94A596?: The RGB value is 148, 165, 150: 148 red, 165 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94A596?: The complementary color is #A594A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94A596?: 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.