What color is #94A989?

#94A989 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94A989?

The RGB value is 148, 169, 137: 148 red, 169 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94A989?

The complementary color is #9E89A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94A989?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94A989 color

#94A989 rgb(148, 169, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #94A989 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 66.3% green and 53.7% blue (148, 169, 137).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 16% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.3:1).

#94A989 color codes

HEX	`#94A989`
RGB	`rgb(148, 169, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 66.3%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 16%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 19%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 19%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.88, -13.4, 14.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.88, 19.46, 133.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.915, 36.478, 29.074)`
Decimal	`9742729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94A989, 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 #94A989	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94A989 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.3:1	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 #94A989 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94a989; }
.text { color: #94a989; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94a989; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 169 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94a989, #89a98e); }

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Questions

What color is #94A989?: #94A989 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94A989?: The RGB value is 148, 169, 137: 148 red, 169 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94A989?: The complementary color is #9E89A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94A989?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.