What color is #94BEB5?

#94BEB5 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 #94BEB5?

The RGB value is 148, 190, 181: 148 red, 190 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94BEB5?

The complementary color is #BE949D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94BEB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94BEB5 color

#94BEB5 rgb(148, 190, 181)

Shades of teal

The hex color #94BEB5 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 74.5% green and 71% blue (148, 190, 181).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 24% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.29:1).

#94BEB5 color codes

HEX	`#94BEB5`
RGB	`rgb(148, 190, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 74.5%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 24%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 22%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 5%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.84, -15.82, -0.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.84, 15.82, 180.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.964, 46.458, 50.621)`
Decimal	`9748149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94BEB5, 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 #94BEB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94BEB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.29:1	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 #94BEB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94beb5; }
.text { color: #94beb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94beb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 190 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94beb5, #94b2be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #94BEB5?: #94BEB5 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 #94BEB5?: The RGB value is 148, 190, 181: 148 red, 190 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94BEB5?: The complementary color is #BE949D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94BEB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.