What color is #94BF8F?

#94BF8F is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94BF8F?

The RGB value is 148, 191, 143: 148 red, 191 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94BF8F?

The complementary color is #BA8FBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94BF8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94BF8F color

#94BF8F rgb(148, 191, 143)

Shades of green

The hex color #94BF8F is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 74.9% green and 56.1% blue (148, 191, 143).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 27% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.11:1).

#94BF8F color codes

HEX	`#94BF8F`
RGB	`rgb(148, 191, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 74.9%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 27%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 25%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 25%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.25, -23.59, 19.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.25, 30.72, 140.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.8, 45.54, 32.885)`
Decimal	`9748367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94BF8F, 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 #94BF8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94BF8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.11:1	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 #94BF8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94bf8f; }
.text { color: #94bf8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94bf8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 191 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94bf8f, #8fbfa2); }

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Questions

What color is #94BF8F?: #94BF8F is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94BF8F?: The RGB value is 148, 191, 143: 148 red, 191 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94BF8F?: The complementary color is #BA8FBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94BF8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.