What color is #94BDB8?

#94BDB8 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94BDB8?

The RGB value is 148, 189, 184: 148 red, 189 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94BDB8?

The complementary color is #BD9499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94BDB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94BDB8 color

#94BDB8 rgb(148, 189, 184)

Shades of teal

The hex color #94BDB8 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 74.1% green and 72.2% blue (148, 189, 184).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 24% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.23:1).

#94BDB8 color codes

HEX	`#94BDB8`
RGB	`rgb(148, 189, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 74.1%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 24%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 22%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 3%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.64, -14.66, -1.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.64, 14.79, 187.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.06, 46.15, 52.188)`
Decimal	`9747896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94BDB8, 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 #94BDB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94BDB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.23:1	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 #94BDB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94bdb8; }
.text { color: #94bdb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94bdb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 189 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94bdb8, #94adbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #94BDB8?: #94BDB8 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94BDB8?: The RGB value is 148, 189, 184: 148 red, 189 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94BDB8?: The complementary color is #BD9499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94BDB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.