What color is #94BB9A?

#94BB9A is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94BB9A?

The RGB value is 148, 187, 154: 148 red, 187 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94BB9A?

The complementary color is #BB94B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94BB9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94BB9A color

#94BB9A rgb(148, 187, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #94BB9A is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 73.3% green and 60.4% blue (148, 187, 154).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 22% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.83:1).

#94BB9A color codes

HEX	`#94BB9A`
RGB	`rgb(148, 187, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 73.3%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 22%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 21%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 18%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.34, -19.64, 12.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.34, 23.28, 147.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.814, 44.169, 37.204)`
Decimal	`9747354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94BB9A, 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 #94BB9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94BB9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.83:1	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 #94BB9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94bb9a; }
.text { color: #94bb9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94bb9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 187 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94bb9a, #94bbad); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #94BB9A?: #94BB9A is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94BB9A?: The RGB value is 148, 187, 154: 148 red, 187 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94BB9A?: The complementary color is #BB94B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94BB9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.