What color is #94B6C0?

#94B6C0 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94B6C0?

The RGB value is 148, 182, 192: 148 red, 182 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94B6C0?

The complementary color is #C09E94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94B6C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94B6C0 color

#94B6C0 rgb(148, 182, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #94B6C0 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 71.4% green and 75.3% blue (148, 182, 192).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 26% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.71:1).

#94B6C0 color codes

HEX	`#94B6C0`
RGB	`rgb(148, 182, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 71.4%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 26%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 23%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 5%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.93, -9.21, -8.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.93, 12.79, 223.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.452, 43.556, 56.24)`
Decimal	`9746112`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94B6C0, 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 #94B6C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94B6C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.71:1	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 #94B6C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94b6c0; }
.text { color: #94b6c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94b6c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 182 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94b6c0, #94a0c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #94B6C0?: #94B6C0 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94B6C0?: The RGB value is 148, 182, 192: 148 red, 182 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94B6C0?: The complementary color is #C09E94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94B6C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.