What color is #94B59A?

#94B59A 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 #94B59A?

The RGB value is 148, 181, 154: 148 red, 181 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94B59A?

The complementary color is #B594AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94B59A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94B59A color

#94B59A rgb(148, 181, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #94B59A is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 71% green and 60.4% blue (148, 181, 154).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 18% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.34:1).

#94B59A color codes

HEX	`#94B59A`
RGB	`rgb(148, 181, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 71%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 18%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 18%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 15%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.65, -16.58, 10.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.65, 19.41, 148.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.568, 41.676, 36.789)`
Decimal	`9745818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94B59A, 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 #94B59A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94B59A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.34:1	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 #94B59A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94b59a; }
.text { color: #94b59a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94b59a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 181 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94b59a, #94b5ab); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #94B59A?: #94B59A 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 #94B59A?: The RGB value is 148, 181, 154: 148 red, 181 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94B59A?: The complementary color is #B594AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94B59A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.