What color is #94CEC6?

#94CEC6 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Whirlpool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94CEC6?

The RGB value is 148, 206, 198: 148 red, 206 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94CEC6?

The complementary color is #CE949C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94CEC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.9:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94CEC6 color

#94CEC6 rgb(148, 206, 198)

Shades of teal

The hex color #94CEC6 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 80.8% green and 77.6% blue (148, 206, 198).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 37% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Whirlpool (#A5D8CD), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.9:1).

#94CEC6 color codes

HEX	`#94CEC6`
RGB	`rgb(148, 206, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 80.8%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 37%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 28%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 4%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.76, -20.28, -2.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.76, 20.38, 185.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.474, 54.514, 61.594)`
Decimal	`9752262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94CEC6, 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 #94CEC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94CEC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.9:1	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 #94CEC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94cec6; }
.text { color: #94cec6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94cec6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 206 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94cec6, #94b9ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #94CEC6?: #94CEC6 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Whirlpool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94CEC6?: The RGB value is 148, 206, 198: 148 red, 206 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94CEC6?: The complementary color is #CE949C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94CEC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.9:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.