What color is #94C0DF?

#94C0DF is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Metal Gear. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94C0DF?

The RGB value is 148, 192, 223: 148 red, 192 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94C0DF?

The complementary color is #DFB394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94C0DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94C0DF color

#94C0DF rgb(148, 192, 223)

Shades of blue

The hex color #94C0DF is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 75.3% green and 87.5% blue (148, 192, 223).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 54% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Metal Gear (#A2C3DB), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.86:1).

#94C0DF color codes

HEX	`#94C0DF`
RGB	`rgb(148, 192, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 75.3%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 54%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 34%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 14%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.65, -7.15, -20.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.65, 21.38, 250.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.377, 49.321, 76.979)`
Decimal	`9748703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94C0DF, 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 #94C0DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94C0DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.86:1	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 #94C0DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94c0df; }
.text { color: #94c0df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94c0df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 192 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94c0df, #949bdf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #94C0DF?: #94C0DF is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Metal Gear. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94C0DF?: The RGB value is 148, 192, 223: 148 red, 192 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94C0DF?: The complementary color is #DFB394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94C0DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.