What color is #94CBD1?

#94CBD1 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cerulean Skies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94CBD1?

The RGB value is 148, 203, 209: 148 red, 203 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94CBD1?

The complementary color is #D19A94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94CBD1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94CBD1 color

#94CBD1 rgb(148, 203, 209)

Shades of teal

The hex color #94CBD1 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 79.6% green and 82% blue (148, 203, 209).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 40% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Cerulean Skies (#8CC6CB), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.72:1).

#94CBD1 color codes

HEX	`#94CBD1`
RGB	`rgb(148, 203, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 79.6%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 40%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 29%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 3%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.23, -16.27, -8.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.23, 18.46, 208.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.074, 53.609, 68.282)`
Decimal	`9751505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94CBD1, 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 #94CBD1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94CBD1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.72:1	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 #94CBD1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94cbd1; }
.text { color: #94cbd1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94cbd1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 203 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94cbd1, #94acd1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #94CBD1?: #94CBD1 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cerulean Skies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94CBD1?: The RGB value is 148, 203, 209: 148 red, 203 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94CBD1?: The complementary color is #D19A94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94CBD1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.