What color is #94BC91?

#94BC91 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 #94BC91?

The RGB value is 148, 188, 145: 148 red, 188 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94BC91?

The complementary color is #B991BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94BC91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94BC91 color

#94BC91 rgb(148, 188, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #94BC91 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 73.7% green and 56.9% blue (148, 188, 145).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.86:1).

#94BC91 color codes

HEX	`#94BC91`
RGB	`rgb(148, 188, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 73.7%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 23%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 23%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.43, -21.75, 17.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.43, 27.91, 141.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.305, 44.306, 33.474)`
Decimal	`9747601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94BC91, 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 #94BC91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94BC91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	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 #94BC91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94bc91; }
.text { color: #94bc91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94bc91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 188 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94bc91, #91bca3); }

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Questions

What color is #94BC91?: #94BC91 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 #94BC91?: The RGB value is 148, 188, 145: 148 red, 188 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94BC91?: The complementary color is #B991BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94BC91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.