What color is #94D8CB?

#94D8CB is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bambino. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94D8CB?

The RGB value is 148, 216, 203: 148 red, 216 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94D8CB?

The complementary color is #D894A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94D8CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94D8CB color

#94D8CB rgb(148, 216, 203)

Shades of teal

The hex color #94D8CB is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 84.7% green and 79.6% blue (148, 216, 203).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 47% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Bambino (#8EDACC), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.94:1).

#94D8CB color codes

HEX	`#94D8CB`
RGB	`rgb(148, 216, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 84.7%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 47%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 31%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 6%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.68, -24.14, -0.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.68, 24.15, 181)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.544, 59.717, 65.51)`
Decimal	`9754827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94D8CB, 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 #94D8CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94D8CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.94:1	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 #94D8CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94d8cb; }
.text { color: #94d8cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94d8cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 216 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94d8cb, #94c3d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #94D8CB?: #94D8CB is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bambino. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94D8CB?: The RGB value is 148, 216, 203: 148 red, 216 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94D8CB?: The complementary color is #D894A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94D8CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.