What color is #94E49D?

#94E49D is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Grape Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94E49D?

The RGB value is 148, 228, 157: 148 red, 228 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94E49D?

The complementary color is #E494DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94E49D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94E49D color

#94E49D rgb(148, 228, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #94E49D is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 89.4% green and 61.6% blue (148, 228, 157).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 60% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Grape Green (#A8E4A0), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.84:1).

#94E49D color codes

HEX	`#94E49D`
RGB	`rgb(148, 228, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 89.4%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 60%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 35%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 31%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.08, -38.69, 27.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.08, 47.25, 144.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.04, 64.215, 41.861)`
Decimal	`9757853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94E49D, 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 #94E49D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94E49D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.84:1	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 #94E49D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94e49d; }
.text { color: #94e49d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94e49d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 228 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94e49d, #94e4c5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #94E49D?: #94E49D is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Grape Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94E49D?: The RGB value is 148, 228, 157: 148 red, 228 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94E49D?: The complementary color is #E494DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94E49D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.