What color is #94AC9B?

#94AC9B is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94AC9B?

The RGB value is 148, 172, 155: 148 red, 172 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94AC9B?

The complementary color is #AC94A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94AC9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94AC9B color

#94AC9B rgb(148, 172, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #94AC9B is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 67.5% green and 60.8% blue (148, 172, 155).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 13% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#94AC9B color codes

HEX	`#94AC9B`
RGB	`rgb(148, 172, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 67.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 13%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 14%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 10%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.14, -11.69, 5.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.14, 13.13, 152.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.88, 38.167, 36.639)`
Decimal	`9743515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94AC9B, 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 #94AC9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94AC9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	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 #94AC9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94ac9b; }
.text { color: #94ac9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94ac9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 172 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94ac9b, #94aca7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #94AC9B?: #94AC9B is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94AC9B?: The RGB value is 148, 172, 155: 148 red, 172 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94AC9B?: The complementary color is #AC94A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94AC9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.