What color is #94C4A6?

#94C4A6 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94C4A6?

The RGB value is 148, 196, 166: 148 red, 196 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94C4A6?

The complementary color is #C494B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94C4A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.71:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94C4A6 color

#94C4A6 rgb(148, 196, 166)

Shades of green

The hex color #94C4A6 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 76.9% green and 65.1% blue (148, 196, 166).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 29% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.71:1).

#94C4A6 color codes

HEX	`#94C4A6`
RGB	`rgb(148, 196, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 76.9%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 29%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 24%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 15%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.16, -21.9, 9.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.16, 24.07, 155.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.834, 48.527, 43.39)`
Decimal	`9749670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94C4A6, 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 #94C4A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94C4A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.71:1	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 #94C4A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94c4a6; }
.text { color: #94c4a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94c4a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 196 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94c4a6, #94c4be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #94C4A6?: #94C4A6 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94C4A6?: The RGB value is 148, 196, 166: 148 red, 196 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94C4A6?: The complementary color is #C494B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94C4A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.71:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.