What color is #94B49D?

#94B49D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94B49D?

The RGB value is 148, 180, 157: 148 red, 180 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94B49D?

The complementary color is #B494AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94B49D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94B49D color

#94B49D rgb(148, 180, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #94B49D is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 70.6% green and 61.6% blue (148, 180, 157).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 18% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.27:1).

#94B49D color codes

HEX	`#94B49D`
RGB	`rgb(148, 180, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 70.6%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 18%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 18%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 13%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.44, -15.49, 8.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.44, 17.51, 152.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.618, 41.372, 38.053)`
Decimal	`9745565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94B49D, 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 #94B49D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94B49D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.27:1	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 #94B49D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94b49d; }
.text { color: #94b49d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94b49d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 180 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94b49d, #94b4ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #94B49D?: #94B49D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94B49D?: The RGB value is 148, 180, 157: 148 red, 180 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94B49D?: The complementary color is #B494AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94B49D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.