What color is #94CCC8?

#94CCC8 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94CCC8?

The RGB value is 148, 204, 200: 148 red, 204 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94CCC8?

The complementary color is #CC9498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94CCC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94CCC8 color

#94CCC8 rgb(148, 204, 200)

Shades of teal

The hex color #94CCC8 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 80% green and 78.4% blue (148, 204, 200).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 35% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.73:1).

#94CCC8 color codes

HEX	`#94CCC8`
RGB	`rgb(148, 204, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 80%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 35%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 27%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 2%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.26, -18.82, -3.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.26, 19.21, 191.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.228, 53.65, 62.657)`
Decimal	`9751752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94CCC8, 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 #94CCC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94CCC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.73:1	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 #94CCC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94ccc8; }
.text { color: #94ccc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94ccc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 204 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94ccc8, #94b4cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #94CCC8?: #94CCC8 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94CCC8?: The RGB value is 148, 204, 200: 148 red, 204 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94CCC8?: The complementary color is #CC9498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94CCC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.