What color is #94C2CF?

#94C2CF is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Aquatic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94C2CF?

The RGB value is 148, 194, 207: 148 red, 194 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94C2CF?

The complementary color is #CFA194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94C2CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94C2CF color

#94C2CF rgb(148, 194, 207)

Shades of teal

The hex color #94C2CF is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 76.1% green and 81.2% blue (148, 194, 207).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 38% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic (#99C1CC), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.88:1).

#94C2CF color codes

HEX	`#94C2CF`
RGB	`rgb(148, 194, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 76.1%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 38%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 29%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 6%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.69, -12.08, -11.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.69, 16.63, 223.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.763, 49.382, 66.298)`
Decimal	`9749199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94C2CF, 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 #94C2CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94C2CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.88:1	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 #94C2CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94c2cf; }
.text { color: #94c2cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94c2cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 194 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94c2cf, #94a5cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #94C2CF?: #94C2CF is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Aquatic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94C2CF?: The RGB value is 148, 194, 207: 148 red, 194 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94C2CF?: The complementary color is #CFA194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94C2CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.