What color is #94BDBA?

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

What is the RGB value of #94BDBA?

The RGB value is 148, 189, 186: 148 red, 189 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94BDBA?

The complementary color is #BD9497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94BDBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94BDBA color

#94BDBA rgb(148, 189, 186)

Shades of teal

The hex color #94BDBA is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 74.1% green and 72.9% blue (148, 189, 186).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 24% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.25:1).

#94BDBA color codes

HEX	`#94BDBA`
RGB	`rgb(148, 189, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 74.1%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 24%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 22%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 2%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.7, -14.22, -2.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.7, 14.53, 191.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.271, 46.235, 53.3)`
Decimal	`9747898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94BDBA, 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 #94BDBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94BDBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.25:1	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 #94BDBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94bdba; }
.text { color: #94bdba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94bdba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 189 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94bdba, #94acbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #94BDBA?: #94BDBA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94BDBA?: The RGB value is 148, 189, 186: 148 red, 189 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94BDBA?: The complementary color is #BD9497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94BDBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.