What color is #94BA9D?

#94BA9D 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 #94BA9D?

The RGB value is 148, 186, 157: 148 red, 186 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94BA9D?

The complementary color is #BA94B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94BA9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.77:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94BA9D color

#94BA9D rgb(148, 186, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #94BA9D is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 72.9% green and 61.6% blue (148, 186, 157).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 22% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.77:1).

#94BA9D color codes

HEX	`#94BA9D`
RGB	`rgb(148, 186, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 72.9%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 22%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 20%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 16%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.13, -18.57, 10.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.13, 21.36, 150.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.856, 43.847, 38.466)`
Decimal	`9747101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94BA9D, 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 #94BA9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94BA9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.77:1	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 #94BA9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94ba9d; }
.text { color: #94ba9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94ba9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 186 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94ba9d, #94bab0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #94BA9D?: #94BA9D 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 #94BA9D?: The RGB value is 148, 186, 157: 148 red, 186 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94BA9D?: The complementary color is #BA94B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94BA9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.77:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.