What color is #94CAC0?

#94CAC0 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 #94CAC0?

The RGB value is 148, 202, 192: 148 red, 202 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94CAC0?

The complementary color is #CA949E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94CAC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94CAC0 color

#94CAC0 rgb(148, 202, 192)

Shades of teal

The hex color #94CAC0 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 79.2% green and 75.3% blue (148, 202, 192).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 34% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Mint Twist (#98CBBA), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.47:1).

#94CAC0 color codes

HEX	`#94CAC0`
RGB	`rgb(148, 202, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 79.2%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 34%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 27%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 5%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.48, -19.57, -0.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.48, 19.59, 181.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.845, 52.341, 57.704)`
Decimal	`9751232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94CAC0, 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 #94CAC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94CAC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.47:1	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 #94CAC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94cac0; }
.text { color: #94cac0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94cac0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 202 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94cac0, #94b9ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #94CAC0?: #94CAC0 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 #94CAC0?: The RGB value is 148, 202, 192: 148 red, 202 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94CAC0?: The complementary color is #CA949E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94CAC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.