What color is #94ABAE?

#94ABAE 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 #94ABAE?

The RGB value is 148, 171, 174: 148 red, 171 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94ABAE?

The complementary color is #AE9794, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94ABAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94ABAE color

#94ABAE rgb(148, 171, 174)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 67.1% green and 68.2% blue (148, 171, 174).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 14% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.7:1).

#94ABAE color codes

HEX	`#94ABAE`
RGB	`rgb(148, 171, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 67.1%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 14%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 15%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 2%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.37, -7.3, -4.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.37, 8.43, 210.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.414, 38.477, 45.65)`
Decimal	`9743278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94ABAE, 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 #94ABAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94ABAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.7:1	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 #94ABAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94abae; }
.text { color: #94abae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94abae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 171 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94abae, #949eae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #94ABAE?: #94ABAE 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 #94ABAE?: The RGB value is 148, 171, 174: 148 red, 171 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94ABAE?: The complementary color is #AE9794, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94ABAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.