What color is #94AA25?

#94AA25 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Augustus Asparagus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94AA25?

The RGB value is 148, 170, 37: 148 red, 170 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94AA25?

The complementary color is #3B25AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94AA25?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94AA25 color

#94AA25 rgb(148, 170, 37)

Shades of green

The hex color #94AA25 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 66.7% green and 14.5% blue (148, 170, 37).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 64% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 78% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Augustus Asparagus (#90AA0B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.04:1).

#94AA25 color codes

HEX	`#94AA25`
RGB	`rgb(148, 170, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 66.7%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 64%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 78%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 78%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.89, -24.6, 60.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.89, 65.41, 112.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.922, 35.179, 7.122)`
Decimal	`9742885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94AA25, 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 #94AA25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94AA25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.04:1	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 #94AA25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94aa25; }
.text { color: #94aa25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94aa25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 170 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94aa25, #52aa25); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #94AA25?: #94AA25 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Augustus Asparagus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94AA25?: The RGB value is 148, 170, 37: 148 red, 170 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94AA25?: The complementary color is #3B25AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94AA25?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.