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#94C8CA closest to Continental Waters

#94C8CA is a light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Continental Waters. In the RGB color model it is made of 58.0% red, 78.4% green and 79.2% blue (rgb(148, 200, 202)). Its HSL value is 182° hue, 34% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 27% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. #94C8CA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.37:1.

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Variations of #94C8CA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#94C8CA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#94C8CA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #94C8CA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B7BBCA
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1C3CA
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6C4CA
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B7BBCA
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AEC0CA
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #82CCC8
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8DCAC9
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BFBFBF
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B5C1C2

#94C8CA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.85:1 Very poor#94C8CA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.37:1 Very good#94C8CA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#94C8CA in CSS

/* Continental Waters */
.color { color: #94C8CA; }
.background { background-color: #94C8CA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #94C8CA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(148 200 202);
color: hsl(182 34% 69%);
color: oklch(0.797 0.054 199.1);

#94C8CA FAQ

What color is #94C8CA?

#94C8CA is a light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Continental Waters. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #94C8CA?

#94C8CA is rgb(148, 200, 202) in RGB, hsl(182, 34%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 1%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #94C8CA?

The complementary color of #94C8CA is #CA9694, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #94C8CA?

Black text has the best contrast on #94C8CA: 11.37:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #94C8CA a warm or cool color?

#94C8CA is a cool color.