What color is #94B2DA?

#94B2DA is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Adrift on the Nile. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94B2DA?

The RGB value is 148, 178, 218: 148 red, 178 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94B2DA?

The complementary color is #DABC94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94B2DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.64:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94B2DA color

#94B2DA rgb(148, 178, 218)

Shades of blue

The hex color #94B2DA is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 69.8% green and 85.5% blue (148, 178, 218).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 49% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Adrift on the Nile (#93B8E3), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.64:1).

#94B2DA color codes

HEX	`#94B2DA`
RGB	`rgb(148, 178, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 69.8%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 49%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 32%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 18%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.69, -0.84, -23.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.69, 23.48, 267.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.784, 43.197, 72.505)`
Decimal	`9745114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94B2DA, 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 #94B2DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94B2DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.64:1	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 #94B2DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94b2da; }
.text { color: #94b2da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94b2da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 178 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94b2da, #9994da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #94B2DA?: #94B2DA is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Adrift on the Nile. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94B2DA?: The RGB value is 148, 178, 218: 148 red, 178 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94B2DA?: The complementary color is #DABC94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94B2DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.64:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.