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#94B897 Color

#94B897 is rgb(148, 184, 151) in RGB, hsl(125, 20%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 18%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#94B897
HEX#94B897
RGBrgb(148, 184, 151)
HSLhsl(125, 20%, 65%)
HSVhsv(125, 20%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 18%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(74.7% 0.061 147.2)
LABlab(71.44% -17.52 12.65)
LCHlch(71.44% 21.61 144.16)

What #94B897 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 #94B897, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 7Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 7.21Sage#9CAF88ΔE 7.73Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 7.74Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 8.32Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 11.44

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#94B897 Channel Values

How #94B897 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 148 · G 184 · B 1518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 125° · S 20% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 125° · S 20% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.2:1 vs white · 9.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #94B897 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 text2.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #94B897 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #94B897

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #94B897; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#94B897
Complementary
#B894B5
Analogous
#A3B894
Analogous
#94B8A9
Triadic
#9794B8
Triadic
#B89794
Split comp.
#A994B8
Split comp.
#B894A3

Tints & Shades of #94B897

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.

Tints

#A3C2A6
#AFCAB2
#BFD4C1
#CEDECF
#DDE9DE
#EAF1EA

Shades

#78A57C
#629366
#507753
#3D5C40
#2B402D
#1B281C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #94B897.

How #94B897 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#94B897
Protanopia#B3B397
Protanomaly#A7B597
Deuteranopia#ADAD98
Deuteranomaly#A4B298
Tritanopia#99B4B4
Tritanomaly#97B6A9
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

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Using #94B897 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-94b897: #94B897;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #94B897;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-94b897': '#94B897' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.580, green: 0.722, blue: 0.592)
Android XML<color name="color_94b897">#94B897</color>
SVG fillfill="#94B897"

More Green Colors

#94B897 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#94B897 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #94B897?

#94B897 is a light green — rgb(148, 184, 151) in RGB and hsl(125, 20%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.

What is the RGB value of #94B897?

#94B897 is rgb(148, 184, 151) — red 148, green 184, and blue 151 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #94B897?

#94B897 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 18%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #94B897 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #94B897 scores 2.2:1 against white and 9.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #94B897 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #94B897 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 7, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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