What color is #94C9C1?

#94C9C1 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 #94C9C1?

The RGB value is 148, 201, 193: 148 red, 201 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94C9C1?

The complementary color is #C9949C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94C9C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.38:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94C9C1 color

#94C9C1 rgb(148, 201, 193)

Shades of teal

The hex color #94C9C1 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 78.8% green and 75.7% blue (148, 201, 193).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 33% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Mint Twist (#98CBBA), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.38:1).

#94C9C1 color codes

HEX	`#94C9C1`
RGB	`rgb(148, 201, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 78.8%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 33%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 26%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 4%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.23, -18.85, -1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.23, 18.92, 184.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.722, 51.917, 58.212)`
Decimal	`9750977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94C9C1, 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 #94C9C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94C9C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.38:1	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 #94C9C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94c9c1; }
.text { color: #94c9c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94c9c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 201 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94c9c1, #94b7c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #94C9C1?: #94C9C1 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 #94C9C1?: The RGB value is 148, 201, 193: 148 red, 201 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94C9C1?: The complementary color is #C9949C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94C9C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.38:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.