What color is #94DAB6?

#94DAB6 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Light Teal. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94DAB6?

The RGB value is 148, 218, 182: 148 red, 218 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94DAB6?

The complementary color is #DA94B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94DAB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94DAB6 color

#94DAB6 rgb(148, 218, 182)

Shades of green

The hex color #94DAB6 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 85.5% green and 71.4% blue (148, 218, 182).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 49% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Light Teal (#90E4C1), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.96:1).

#94DAB6 color codes

HEX	`#94DAB6`
RGB	`rgb(148, 218, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 85.5%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 49%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 32%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 17%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.74, -29.5, 10.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.74, 31.42, 159.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.725, 59.814, 53.383)`
Decimal	`9755318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94DAB6, 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 #94DAB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94DAB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.96:1	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 #94DAB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94dab6; }
.text { color: #94dab6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94dab6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 218 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94dab6, #94dad9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #94DAB6?: #94DAB6 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Light Teal. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94DAB6?: The RGB value is 148, 218, 182: 148 red, 218 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94DAB6?: The complementary color is #DA94B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94DAB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.