What color is #94B9CA?

#94B9CA is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Neptune’s Realm. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94B9CA?

The RGB value is 148, 185, 202: 148 red, 185 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94B9CA?

The complementary color is #CAA594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94B9CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94B9CA color

#94B9CA rgb(148, 185, 202)

Shades of blue

The hex color #94B9CA is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 72.5% green and 79.2% blue (148, 185, 202).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 34% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Neptune’s Realm (#97C0D1), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

#94B9CA color codes

HEX	`#94B9CA`
RGB	`rgb(148, 185, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 72.5%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 34%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 27%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 8%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.06, -8.5, -12.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.06, 15.24, 236.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.219, 45.256, 62.482)`
Decimal	`9746890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94B9CA, 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 #94B9CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94B9CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	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 #94B9CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94b9ca; }
.text { color: #94b9ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94b9ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 185 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94b9ca, #949eca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #94B9CA?: #94B9CA is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Neptune’s Realm. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94B9CA?: The RGB value is 148, 185, 202: 148 red, 185 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94B9CA?: The complementary color is #CAA594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94B9CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.