What color is #94DCD8?

#94DCD8 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Aqua Fiesta. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94DCD8?

The RGB value is 148, 220, 216: 148 red, 220 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94DCD8?

The complementary color is #DC9498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94DCD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.49:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94DCD8 color

#94DCD8 rgb(148, 220, 216)

Shades of teal

The hex color #94DCD8 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 86.3% green and 84.7% blue (148, 220, 216).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 51% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Aqua Fiesta (#96E2E1), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.49:1).

#94DCD8 color codes

HEX	`#94DCD8`
RGB	`rgb(148, 220, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 86.3%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 51%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 33%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 2%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.15, -23.2, -5.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.15, 23.77, 192.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.196, 62.437, 74.359)`
Decimal	`9755864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94DCD8, 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 #94DCD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94DCD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.49:1	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 #94DCD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94dcd8; }
.text { color: #94dcd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94dcd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 220 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94dcd8, #94bcdc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #94DCD8?: #94DCD8 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Aqua Fiesta. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94DCD8?: The RGB value is 148, 220, 216: 148 red, 220 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94DCD8?: The complementary color is #DC9498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94DCD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.49:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.