What color is #94AED3?

#94AED3 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94AED3?

The RGB value is 148, 174, 211: 148 red, 174 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94AED3?

The complementary color is #D3B994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94AED3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94AED3 color

#94AED3 rgb(148, 174, 211)

Shades of blue

The hex color #94AED3 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 68.2% green and 82.7% blue (148, 174, 211).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 42% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Old World (#91A8CF), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.25:1).

#94AED3 color codes

HEX	`#94AED3`
RGB	`rgb(148, 174, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 68.2%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 42%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 30%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 18%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.36, -0.39, -21.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.36, 21.65, 268.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.103, 41.27, 67.521)`
Decimal	`9744083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94AED3, 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 #94AED3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94AED3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.25:1	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 #94AED3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94aed3; }
.text { color: #94aed3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94aed3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 174 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94aed3, #9994d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #94AED3?: #94AED3 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94AED3?: The RGB value is 148, 174, 211: 148 red, 174 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94AED3?: The complementary color is #D3B994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94AED3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.