What color is #94A8AA?

#94A8AA 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 #94A8AA?

The RGB value is 148, 168, 170: 148 red, 168 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94A8AA?

The complementary color is #AA9694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94A8AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94A8AA color

#94A8AA rgb(148, 168, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #94A8AA is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 65.9% green and 66.7% blue (148, 168, 170).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 11% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.44:1).

#94A8AA color codes

HEX	`#94A8AA`
RGB	`rgb(148, 168, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 65.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 11%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 13%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 1%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.43, -6.53, -3.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.43, 7.36, 207.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.469, 37.203, 43.44)`
Decimal	`9742506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94A8AA, 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 #94A8AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94A8AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.44:1	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 #94A8AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94a8aa; }
.text { color: #94a8aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94a8aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 168 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94a8aa, #949daa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #94A8AA?: #94A8AA 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 #94A8AA?: The RGB value is 148, 168, 170: 148 red, 168 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94A8AA?: The complementary color is #AA9694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94A8AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.