What color is #94B79D?

#94B79D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94B79D?

The RGB value is 148, 183, 157: 148 red, 183 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94B79D?

The complementary color is #B794AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94B79D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94B79D color

#94B79D rgb(148, 183, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #94B79D is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 71.8% green and 61.6% blue (148, 183, 157).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 20% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.52:1).

#94B79D color codes

HEX	`#94B79D`
RGB	`rgb(148, 183, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 71.8%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 20%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 19%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 14%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.28, -17.04, 9.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.28, 19.44, 151.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.23, 42.596, 38.257)`
Decimal	`9746333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94B79D, 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 #94B79D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94B79D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.52:1	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 #94B79D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94b79d; }
.text { color: #94b79d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94b79d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 183 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94b79d, #94b7af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #94B79D?: #94B79D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94B79D?: The RGB value is 148, 183, 157: 148 red, 183 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94B79D?: The complementary color is #B794AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94B79D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.