What color is #94D8A9?

#94D8A9 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jovial Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94D8A9?

The RGB value is 148, 216, 169: 148 red, 216 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94D8A9?

The complementary color is #D894C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94D8A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94D8A9 color

#94D8A9 rgb(148, 216, 169)

Shades of green

The hex color #94D8A9 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 84.7% green and 66.3% blue (148, 216, 169).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 47% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Jovial Jade (#88DDAA), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.65:1).

#94D8A9 color codes

HEX	`#94D8A9`
RGB	`rgb(148, 216, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 84.7%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 47%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 31%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 22%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.89, -31.05, 16.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.89, 35.15, 152.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.928, 58.27, 46.461)`
Decimal	`9754793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94D8A9, 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 #94D8A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94D8A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.65:1	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 #94D8A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94d8a9; }
.text { color: #94d8a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94d8a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 216 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94d8a9, #94d8cb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #94D8A9?: #94D8A9 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jovial Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94D8A9?: The RGB value is 148, 216, 169: 148 red, 216 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94D8A9?: The complementary color is #D894C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94D8A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.