What color is #94B3CA?

#94B3CA is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Gentle Sky. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94B3CA?

The RGB value is 148, 179, 202: 148 red, 179 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94B3CA?

The complementary color is #CAAB94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94B3CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94B3CA color

#94B3CA rgb(148, 179, 202)

Shades of blue

The hex color #94B3CA is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 70.2% green and 79.2% blue (148, 179, 202).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 34% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Gentle Sky (#99BDD2), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.56:1).

#94B3CA color codes

HEX	`#94B3CA`
RGB	`rgb(148, 179, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 70.2%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 34%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 27%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 11%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.42, -5.29, -15.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.42, 16.01, 250.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.99, 42.799, 62.072)`
Decimal	`9745354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94B3CA, 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 #94B3CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94B3CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.56:1	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 #94B3CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94b3ca; }
.text { color: #94b3ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94b3ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 179 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94b3ca, #9498ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #94B3CA?: #94B3CA is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Gentle Sky. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94B3CA?: The RGB value is 148, 179, 202: 148 red, 179 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94B3CA?: The complementary color is #CAAB94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94B3CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.