What color is #94AEAD?

#94AEAD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94AEAD?

The RGB value is 148, 174, 173: 148 red, 174 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94AEAD?

The complementary color is #AE9495, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94AEAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94AEAD color

#94AEAD rgb(148, 174, 173)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 68.2% green and 67.8% blue (148, 174, 173).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 14% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Cool (#96B3B3), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.92:1).

#94AEAD color codes

HEX	`#94AEAD`
RGB	`rgb(148, 174, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 68.2%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 14%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 15%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 1%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.17, -9.12, -2.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.17, 9.45, 195.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.89, 39.584, 45.329)`
Decimal	`9744045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94AEAD, 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 #94AEAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94AEAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.92:1	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 #94AEAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94aead; }
.text { color: #94aead; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94aead; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 174 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94aead, #94a2ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #94AEAD?: #94AEAD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94AEAD?: The RGB value is 148, 174, 173: 148 red, 174 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94AEAD?: The complementary color is #AE9495, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94AEAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.