What color is #94A899?

#94A899 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94A899?

The RGB value is 148, 168, 153: 148 red, 168 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94A899?

The complementary color is #A894A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94A899?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94A899 color

#94A899 rgb(148, 168, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #94A899 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 65.9% green and 60% blue (148, 168, 153).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 10% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Envy (#8BA58F), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.32:1).

#94A899 color codes

HEX	`#94A899`
RGB	`rgb(148, 168, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 65.9%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 10%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 12%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 9%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.98, -9.95, 5.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.98, 11.32, 151.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.964, 36.601, 35.511)`
Decimal	`9742489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94A899, 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 #94A899	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94A899 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.32:1	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 #94A899 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94a899; }
.text { color: #94a899; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94a899; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 168 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94a899, #94a8a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #94A899?: #94A899 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94A899?: The RGB value is 148, 168, 153: 148 red, 168 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94A899?: The complementary color is #A894A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94A899?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.