What color is #94AB9F?

#94AB9F is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94AB9F?

The RGB value is 148, 171, 159: 148 red, 171 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94AB9F?

The complementary color is #AB94A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94AB9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94AB9F color

#94AB9F rgb(148, 171, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #94AB9F is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 67.1% green and 62.4% blue (148, 171, 159).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 12% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.58:1).

#94AB9F color codes

HEX	`#94AB9F`
RGB	`rgb(148, 171, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 67.1%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 12%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 13%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 7%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.96, -10.38, 3.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.96, 10.95, 161.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.032, 37.924, 38.374)`
Decimal	`9743263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94AB9F, 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 #94AB9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94AB9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.58:1	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 #94AB9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94ab9f; }
.text { color: #94ab9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94ab9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 171 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94ab9f, #94abaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #94AB9F?: #94AB9F is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94AB9F?: The RGB value is 148, 171, 159: 148 red, 171 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94AB9F?: The complementary color is #AB94A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94AB9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.