#0E94B9 Color

#0E94B9 is rgb(14, 148, 185) in RGB, hsl(193, 86%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(92%, 20%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue-green (#0D98BA), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#0E94B9

HEX#0E94B9

RGBrgb(14, 148, 185)

HSLhsl(193, 86%, 39%)

HSVhsv(193, 92%, 73%)

CMYKcmyk(92%, 20%, 0%, 27%)

OKLCHoklch(62% 0.114 224.2)

LABlab(56.36% -23.30 -29.05)

LCHlch(56.36% 37.24 231.27)

What #0E94B9 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #0E94B9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue-green#0D98BAΔE 2.5 Blue (Munsell)#0093AFΔE 5.41 Pacific Blue#1CA9C9ΔE 8.69 Zircon Blue#00849DΔE 9.05 Cerulean (Crayola)#1DACD6ΔE 9.32 Maximum Blue#47ABCCΔE 9.35

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#0E94B9 Channel Values

How #0E94B9 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 14 · G 148 · B 185	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 193° · S 86% · L 39%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 193° · S 92% · V 73%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 92% · M 20% · Y 0% · K 27%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.53:1 vs white · 5.96:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #0E94B9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #0E94B9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #0E94B9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #0E94B9

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #0E94B9 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#0E94B9

Protanopia#8888B9

Protanomaly#6C8DB9

Deuteranopia#7B7BBA

Deuteranomaly#6286BA

Tritanopia#009999

Tritanomaly#0097A7

Achromatopsia#888888

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Using #0E94B9 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-0e94b9: #0E94B9;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #0E94B9;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-0e94b9': '#0E94B9' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.055, green: 0.580, blue: 0.725)

Android XML<color name="color_0e94b9">#0E94B9</color>

SVG fillfill="#0E94B9"

More Teal Colors

#0E94B9 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#0E94B9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #0E94B9?

#0E94B9 is a dark teal — rgb(14, 148, 185) in RGB and hsl(193, 86%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue-green (#0D98BA), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.5.

What is the RGB value of #0E94B9?

#0E94B9 is rgb(14, 148, 185) — red 14, green 148, and blue 185 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #0E94B9?

#0E94B9 converts to approximately cmyk(92%, 20%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #0E94B9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #0E94B9 scores 3.53:1 against white and 5.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #0E94B9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #0E94B9 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 16.02, which is visibly different.

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