What color is #94C6BC?

#94C6BC is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint Twist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94C6BC?

The RGB value is 148, 198, 188: 148 red, 198 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94C6BC?

The complementary color is #C6949E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94C6BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94C6BC color

#94C6BC rgb(148, 198, 188)

Shades of teal

The hex color #94C6BC is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 77.6% green and 73.7% blue (148, 198, 188).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 30% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Mint Twist (#98CBBA), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.06:1).

#94C6BC color codes

HEX	`#94C6BC`
RGB	`rgb(148, 198, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 77.6%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 30%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 25%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 5%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.26, -18.41, -0.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.26, 18.42, 180.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.481, 50.313, 55.093)`
Decimal	`9750204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94C6BC, 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 #94C6BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94C6BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.06:1	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 #94C6BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94c6bc; }
.text { color: #94c6bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94c6bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 198 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94c6bc, #94b7c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #94C6BC?: #94C6BC is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint Twist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94C6BC?: The RGB value is 148, 198, 188: 148 red, 198 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94C6BC?: The complementary color is #C6949E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94C6BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.