What color is #94A7AD?

#94A7AD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94A7AD?

The RGB value is 148, 167, 173: 148 red, 167 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94A7AD?

The complementary color is #AD9A94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94A7AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94A7AD color

#94A7AD rgb(148, 167, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #94A7AD is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 65.5% green and 67.8% blue (148, 167, 173).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 13% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.39:1).

#94A7AD color codes

HEX	`#94A7AD`
RGB	`rgb(148, 167, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 65.5%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 13%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 14%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 3%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.24, -5.35, -5.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.24, 7.56, 224.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.572, 36.95, 44.89)`
Decimal	`9742253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94A7AD, 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 #94A7AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94A7AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.39:1	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 #94A7AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94a7ad; }
.text { color: #94a7ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94a7ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 167 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94a7ad, #949bad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #94A7AD?: #94A7AD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94A7AD?: The RGB value is 148, 167, 173: 148 red, 167 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94A7AD?: The complementary color is #AD9A94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94A7AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.