What color is #94AFAC?

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

What is the RGB value of #94AFAC?

The RGB value is 148, 175, 172: 148 red, 175 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94AFAC?

The complementary color is #AF9497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94AFAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94AFAC color

#94AFAC rgb(148, 175, 172)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 68.6% green and 67.5% blue (148, 175, 172).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 14% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Cool (#96B3B3), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

#94AFAC color codes

HEX	`#94AFAC`
RGB	`rgb(148, 175, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 68.6%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 14%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 15%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 2%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.42, -9.86, -1.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.42, 9.98, 189.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.987, 39.933, 44.886)`
Decimal	`9744300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94AFAC, 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 #94AFAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94AFAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	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 #94AFAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94afac; }
.text { color: #94afac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94afac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 175 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94afac, #94a4af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #94AFAC?: #94AFAC is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94AFAC?: The RGB value is 148, 175, 172: 148 red, 175 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94AFAC?: The complementary color is #AF9497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94AFAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.