What color is #94A7A2?

#94A7A2 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94A7A2?

The RGB value is 148, 167, 162: 148 red, 167 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94A7A2?

The complementary color is #A79499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94A7A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94A7A2 color

#94A7A2 rgb(148, 167, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #94A7A2 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 65.5% green and 63.5% blue (148, 167, 162).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 10% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 35% 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 8.31:1).

#94A7A2 color codes

HEX	`#94A7A2`
RGB	`rgb(148, 167, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 65.5%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 10%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 11%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 3%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.93, -7.64, 0.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.93, 7.65, 177.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.552, 36.541, 39.514)`
Decimal	`9742242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94A7A2, 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 #94A7A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94A7A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	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 #94A7A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94a7a2; }
.text { color: #94a7a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94a7a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 167 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94a7a2, #94a3a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #94A7A2?: #94A7A2 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94A7A2?: The RGB value is 148, 167, 162: 148 red, 167 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94A7A2?: The complementary color is #A79499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94A7A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.