What color is #94AEB3?

#94AEB3 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Ether. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94AEB3?

The RGB value is 148, 174, 179: 148 red, 174 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94AEB3?

The complementary color is #B39994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94AEB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94AEB3 color

#94AEB3 rgb(148, 174, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #94AEB3 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 68.2% green and 70.2% blue (148, 174, 179).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 17% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Ether (#98B2B4), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.96:1).

#94AEB3 color codes

HEX	`#94AEB3`
RGB	`rgb(148, 174, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 68.2%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 17%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 17%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 3%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.34, -7.83, -5.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.34, 9.6, 215.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.483, 39.822, 48.456)`
Decimal	`9744051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94AEB3, 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 #94AEB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94AEB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.96:1	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 #94AEB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94aeb3; }
.text { color: #94aeb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94aeb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 174 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94aeb3, #949fb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #94AEB3?: #94AEB3 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Ether. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94AEB3?: The RGB value is 148, 174, 179: 148 red, 174 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94AEB3?: The complementary color is #B39994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94AEB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.