What color is #94BAB0?

#94BAB0 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94BAB0?

The RGB value is 148, 186, 176: 148 red, 186 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94BAB0?

The complementary color is #BA949E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94BAB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94BAB0 color

#94BAB0 rgb(148, 186, 176)

Shades of green

The hex color #94BAB0 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 72.9% green and 69% blue (148, 186, 176).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 22% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.91:1).

#94BAB0 color codes

HEX	`#94BAB0`
RGB	`rgb(148, 186, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 72.9%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 22%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 20%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 5%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.59, -14.8, 0.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.59, 14.83, 176.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.606, 44.547, 47.683)`
Decimal	`9747120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94BAB0, 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 #94BAB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94BAB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.91:1	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 #94BAB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94bab0; }
.text { color: #94bab0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94bab0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 186 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94bab0, #94b1ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #94BAB0?: #94BAB0 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94BAB0?: The RGB value is 148, 186, 176: 148 red, 186 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94BAB0?: The complementary color is #BA949E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94BAB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.