What color is #94AAA0?

#94AAA0 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94AAA0?

The RGB value is 148, 170, 160: 148 red, 170 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94AAA0?

The complementary color is #AA949E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94AAA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94AAA0 color

#94AAA0 rgb(148, 170, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #94AAA0 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 66.7% green and 62.7% blue (148, 170, 160).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 11% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

#94AAA0 color codes

HEX	`#94AAA0`
RGB	`rgb(148, 170, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 66.7%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 11%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 13%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 6%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.71, -9.65, 2.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.71, 9.99, 165.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.931, 37.583, 38.77)`
Decimal	`9743008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94AAA0, 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 #94AAA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94AAA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	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 #94AAA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94aaa0; }
.text { color: #94aaa0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94aaa0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 170 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94aaa0, #94a9aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #94AAA0?: #94AAA0 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94AAA0?: The RGB value is 148, 170, 160: 148 red, 170 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94AAA0?: The complementary color is #AA949E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94AAA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.