What color is #94DAE8?

#94DAE8 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Infinity Pool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94DAE8?

The RGB value is 148, 218, 232: 148 red, 218 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94DAE8?

The complementary color is #E8A294, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94DAE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.45:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94DAE8 color

#94DAE8 rgb(148, 218, 232)

Shades of teal

The hex color #94DAE8 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 85.5% green and 91% blue (148, 218, 232).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 65% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Infinity Pool (#94D4E4), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.45:1).

#94DAE8 color codes

HEX	`#94DAE8`
RGB	`rgb(148, 218, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 85.5%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 65%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 36%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 6%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.05, -18.42, -13.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.05, 23.03, 216.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.845, 62.262, 85.614)`
Decimal	`9755368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94DAE8, 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 #94DAE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94DAE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.45:1	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 #94DAE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94dae8; }
.text { color: #94dae8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94dae8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 218 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94dae8, #94b0e8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #94DAE8?: #94DAE8 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Infinity Pool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94DAE8?: The RGB value is 148, 218, 232: 148 red, 218 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94DAE8?: The complementary color is #E8A294, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94DAE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.45:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.