What color is #94AABD?

#94AABD is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94AABD?

The RGB value is 148, 170, 189: 148 red, 170 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94AABD?

The complementary color is #BDA794, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94AABD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94AABD color

#94AABD rgb(148, 170, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #94AABD is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 66.7% green and 74.1% blue (148, 170, 189).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 24% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Lost in Time (#9FAFBD), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#94AABD color codes

HEX	`#94AABD`
RGB	`rgb(148, 170, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 66.7%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 24%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 22%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 10%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.55, -3.43, -12.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.55, 12.74, 254.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.77, 38.718, 53.723)`
Decimal	`9743037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94AABD, 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 #94AABD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94AABD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	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 #94AABD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94aabd; }
.text { color: #94aabd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94aabd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 170 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94aabd, #9496bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #94AABD?: #94AABD is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94AABD?: The RGB value is 148, 170, 189: 148 red, 170 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94AABD?: The complementary color is #BDA794, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94AABD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.