What color is #94BA88?

#94BA88 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94BA88?

The RGB value is 148, 186, 136: 148 red, 186 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94BA88?

The complementary color is #AE88BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94BA88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.64:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94BA88 color

#94BA88 rgb(148, 186, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #94BA88 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 72.9% green and 53.3% blue (148, 186, 136).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 27% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.64:1).

#94BA88 color codes

HEX	`#94BA88`
RGB	`rgb(148, 186, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 72.9%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 27%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 27%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 27%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.68, -22.27, 21.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.68, 30.81, 136.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.215, 43.19, 29.822)`
Decimal	`9747080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94BA88, 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 #94BA88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94BA88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.64:1	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 #94BA88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94ba88; }
.text { color: #94ba88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94ba88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 186 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94ba88, #88ba95); }

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Questions

What color is #94BA88?: #94BA88 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94BA88?: The RGB value is 148, 186, 136: 148 red, 186 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94BA88?: The complementary color is #AE88BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94BA88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.64:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.