What color is #94B5BD?

#94B5BD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94B5BD?

The RGB value is 148, 181, 189: 148 red, 181 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94B5BD?

The complementary color is #BD9C94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94B5BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94B5BD color

#94B5BD rgb(148, 181, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #94B5BD is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 71% green and 74.1% blue (148, 181, 189).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 24% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.6:1).

#94B5BD color codes

HEX	`#94B5BD`
RGB	`rgb(148, 181, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 71%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 24%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 22%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 4%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.57, -9.36, -7.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.57, 12.16, 219.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.919, 43.016, 54.439)`
Decimal	`9745853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94B5BD, 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 #94B5BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94B5BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.6:1	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 #94B5BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94b5bd; }
.text { color: #94b5bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94b5bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 181 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94b5bd, #94a1bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #94B5BD?: #94B5BD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94B5BD?: The RGB value is 148, 181, 189: 148 red, 181 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94B5BD?: The complementary color is #BD9C94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94B5BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.