What color is #94BAB2?

#94BAB2 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94BAB2?

The RGB value is 148, 186, 178: 148 red, 186 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94BAB2?

The complementary color is #BA949C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94BAB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94BAB2 color

#94BAB2 rgb(148, 186, 178)

Shades of teal

The hex color #94BAB2 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 72.9% green and 69.8% blue (148, 186, 178).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 22% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.93:1).

#94BAB2 color codes

HEX	`#94BAB2`
RGB	`rgb(148, 186, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 72.9%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 22%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 20%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 4%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.65, -14.38, -0.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.65, 14.38, 180.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.805, 44.627, 48.733)`
Decimal	`9747122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94BAB2, 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 #94BAB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94BAB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.93:1	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 #94BAB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94bab2; }
.text { color: #94bab2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94bab2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 186 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94bab2, #94afba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #94BAB2?: #94BAB2 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94BAB2?: The RGB value is 148, 186, 178: 148 red, 186 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94BAB2?: The complementary color is #BA949C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94BAB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.