What color is #94AFA9?

#94AFA9 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94AFA9?

The RGB value is 148, 175, 169: 148 red, 175 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94AFA9?

The complementary color is #AF949A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94AFA9?

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.

#94AFA9 color

#94AFA9 rgb(148, 175, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #94AFA9 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 68.6% green and 66.3% blue (148, 175, 169).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 14% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#94AFA9 color codes

HEX	`#94AFA9`
RGB	`rgb(148, 175, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 68.6%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 14%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 15%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 3%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.34, -10.48, -0.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.34, 10.48, 180.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.702, 39.82, 43.386)`
Decimal	`9744297`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94AFA9, 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 #94AFA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94AFA9 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 #94AFA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94afa9; }
.text { color: #94afa9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94afa9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 175 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94afa9, #94a8af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #94AFA9?: #94AFA9 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94AFA9?: The RGB value is 148, 175, 169: 148 red, 175 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94AFA9?: The complementary color is #AF949A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94AFA9?: 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.