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#94C78A Color

#94C78A is rgb(148, 199, 138) in RGB, hsl(110, 35%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 31%, 22%) 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 8.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#94C78A
HEX#94C78A
RGBrgb(148, 199, 138)
HSLhsl(110, 35%, 66%)
HSVhsv(110, 31%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 31%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(77.8% 0.1 140.4)
LABlab(75.50% -26.06 25.04)
LCHlch(75.50% 36.14 136.14)

What #94C78A 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 #94C78A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.87Olivine#9AB973ΔE 9.99Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 10.46Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 10.86Pistachio#93C572ΔE 11.23Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 11.32

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

#94C78A Channel Values

How #94C78A 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 199 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 110° · S 35% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 110° · S 31% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 31% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.95:1 vs white · 10.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #94C78A 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 text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #94C78A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #94C78A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #94C78A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#94C78A
Complementary
#BD8AC7
Analogous
#B2C78A
Analogous
#8AC79E
Triadic
#8A94C7
Triadic
#C78A94
Split comp.
#9E8AC7
Split comp.
#C78AB2

Tints & Shades of #94C78A

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

#A4CF9B
#B0D6A9
#C0DEBA
#CDE4C8
#DCEDD9
#E9F3E7

Shades

#78B86B
#5EA550
#4C8641
#3D6B33
#2B4C24
#192D16

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #94C78A.

How #94C78A 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#94C78A
Protanopia#C0C08A
Protanomaly#B0C38A
Deuteranopia#B8B88C
Deuteranomaly#ABBE8B
Tritanopia#9DC1C1
Tritanomaly#99C3AD
Achromatopsia#BABABA

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Using #94C78A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-94c78a: #94C78A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #94C78A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-94c78a': '#94C78A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.580, green: 0.780, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_94c78a">#94C78A</color>
SVG fillfill="#94C78A"

More Green Colors

#94C78A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#94C78A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #94C78A?

#94C78A is a light green — rgb(148, 199, 138) in RGB and hsl(110, 35%, 66%) 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 8.87.

What is the RGB value of #94C78A?

#94C78A is rgb(148, 199, 138) — red 148, green 199, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #94C78A?

#94C78A converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 31%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #94C78A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #94C78A scores 1.95:1 against white and 10.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #94C78A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #94C78A 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 8.87, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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