What color is #94AE9C?

#94AE9C 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 #94AE9C?

The RGB value is 148, 174, 156: 148 red, 174 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94AE9C?

The complementary color is #AE94A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94AE9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94AE9C color

#94AE9C rgb(148, 174, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #94AE9C is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 68.2% green and 61.2% blue (148, 174, 156).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 14% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#94AE9C color codes

HEX	`#94AE9C`
RGB	`rgb(148, 174, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 68.2%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 14%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 15%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 10%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.73, -12.55, 6.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.73, 14.02, 153.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.348, 38.968, 37.211)`
Decimal	`9744028`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94AE9C, 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 #94AE9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94AE9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	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 #94AE9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94ae9c; }
.text { color: #94ae9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94ae9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 174 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94ae9c, #94aea9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #94AE9C?: #94AE9C 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 #94AE9C?: The RGB value is 148, 174, 156: 148 red, 174 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94AE9C?: The complementary color is #AE94A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94AE9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.