What color is #94BFB8?

#94BFB8 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94BFB8?

The RGB value is 148, 191, 184: 148 red, 191 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94BFB8?

The complementary color is #BF949B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94BFB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94BFB8 color

#94BFB8 rgb(148, 191, 184)

Shades of teal

The hex color #94BFB8 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 74.9% green and 72.2% blue (148, 191, 184).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 25% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.4:1).

#94BFB8 color codes

HEX	`#94BFB8`
RGB	`rgb(148, 191, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 74.9%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 25%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 23%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 4%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.2, -15.69, -1.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.2, 15.73, 184.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.493, 47.017, 52.332)`
Decimal	`9748408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94BFB8, 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 #94BFB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94BFB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.4:1	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 #94BFB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94bfb8; }
.text { color: #94bfb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94bfb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 191 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94bfb8, #94b1bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #94BFB8?: #94BFB8 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94BFB8?: The RGB value is 148, 191, 184: 148 red, 191 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94BFB8?: The complementary color is #BF949B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94BFB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.