What color is #94AAAC?

#94AAAC 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 #94AAAC?

The RGB value is 148, 170, 172: 148 red, 170 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94AAAC?

The complementary color is #AC9694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94AAAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94AAAC color

#94AAAC rgb(148, 170, 172)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 66.7% green and 67.5% blue (148, 170, 172).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 13% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#94AAAC color codes

HEX	`#94AAAC`
RGB	`rgb(148, 170, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 66.7%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 13%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 14%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 1%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.04, -7.18, -3.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.04, 8.04, 206.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.032, 38.023, 44.568)`
Decimal	`9743020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94AAAC, 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 #94AAAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94AAAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	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 #94AAAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94aaac; }
.text { color: #94aaac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94aaac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 170 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94aaac, #949eac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #94AAAC?: #94AAAC 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 #94AAAC?: The RGB value is 148, 170, 172: 148 red, 170 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94AAAC?: The complementary color is #AC9694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94AAAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.