What color is #94B48D?

#94B48D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94B48D?

The RGB value is 148, 180, 141: 148 red, 180 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94B48D?

The complementary color is #AD8DB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94B48D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94B48D color

#94B48D rgb(148, 180, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #94B48D is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 70.6% green and 55.3% blue (148, 180, 141).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 21% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.17:1).

#94B48D color codes

HEX	`#94B48D`
RGB	`rgb(148, 180, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 70.6%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 21%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 22%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 22%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.08, -18.4, 16.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.08, 24.64, 138.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.341, 40.861, 31.324)`
Decimal	`9745549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94B48D, 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 #94B48D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94B48D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.17:1	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 #94B48D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94b48d; }
.text { color: #94b48d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94b48d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 180 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94b48d, #8db49a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #94B48D?: #94B48D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94B48D?: The RGB value is 148, 180, 141: 148 red, 180 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94B48D?: The complementary color is #AD8DB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94B48D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.