What color is #94C1B5?

#94C1B5 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint Twist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94C1B5?

The RGB value is 148, 193, 181: 148 red, 193 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94C1B5?

The complementary color is #C194A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94C1B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94C1B5 color

#94C1B5 rgb(148, 193, 181)

Shades of green

The hex color #94C1B5 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 75.7% green and 71% blue (148, 193, 181).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 27% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Mint Twist (#98CBBA), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#94C1B5 color codes

HEX	`#94C1B5`
RGB	`rgb(148, 193, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 75.7%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 27%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 23%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 6%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.68, -17.36, 1.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.68, 17.4, 176.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.621, 47.77, 50.84)`
Decimal	`9748917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94C1B5, 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 #94C1B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94C1B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	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 #94C1B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94c1b5; }
.text { color: #94c1b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94c1b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 193 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94c1b5, #94b7c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #94C1B5?: #94C1B5 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint Twist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94C1B5?: The RGB value is 148, 193, 181: 148 red, 193 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94C1B5?: The complementary color is #C194A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94C1B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.