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#94ffc3

a light, electric green · cool · closest name: Aqua Marine

RGB
148, 255, 195
HSL
146°, 100%, 79%
CMYK
42, 0, 24, 0
Luminance
0.8176

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #94ffc3 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#94ffc3
Hue
146°
green
Saturation
100%
electric
Lightness
79%
light
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
87%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8176
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
73/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
17.35:1
Closest name
Aqua Marine
ΔE2000 5.1
Where it sits
Hue146° of 360°
Saturation100%
Lightness79%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool73% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#94ffc3
RGBrgb(148, 255, 195)
HSLhsl(146, 100%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 0%, 24%, 0%)
LABlab(92.5 -43.9 19.2)
LCHlch(92.5 47.9 156.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.919 0.131 157.9)
Decimal9764803
Display P3color(display-p3 0.580 1.000 0.765)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #94ffc3;
background-color: #94ffc3;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#94ffc3] bg-[#94ffc3]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #94ffc3;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.580, green: 1.000, blue: 0.765)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#94ffc3")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF94FFC3)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(195, 255, 148)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #94ffc3 · 17.35:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.21:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 17.35:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #94ffc3 as text scores 1.21:1 on white and 17.35:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#94ffc3 on white: 1.21:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#94ffc3 on black: 17.35:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FDF0C0
deuteranopia · #EDE5C7
tritanopia · #7BFEEE

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #94ffc3 is pinned to step 300; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F1FEF7
#E3FCEE
#C0FCDA
#94ffc3
#57FFA1
#1FFF81
#00F56C
#00CC5A
#00A348
#057636
#034922
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #F1FEF7Darkest = 950 · #034922
:root {
  --brand-50: #F1FEF7;
  --brand-100: #E3FCEE;
  --brand-200: #C0FCDA;
  --brand-300: #94ffc3;
  --brand-400: #57FFA1;
  --brand-500: #1FFF81;
  --brand-600: #00F56C;
  --brand-700: #00CC5A;
  --brand-800: #00A348;
  --brand-900: #057636;
  --brand-950: #034922;
  --brand: #94ffc3;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #94ffc3

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4FAF7
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDD4
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B6E
Captions on the surface
Accent#CC00A6
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#008038
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E5FFF1
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#14241B
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #94ffc3

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#FF94D0
Analogous left#9AFF94
Analogous right#94FFF9
Split-complement 1#F994FF
Split-complement 2#FF949A
Triadic 1#C394FF
Triadic 2#FFC394
Tetradic#949AFF

RGB percentages

Red58.0%
Green100.0%
Blue76.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan42.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow23.5%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#94ffc3 text on a black background

contrast 17.35:1

Card sample

#94ffc3 text on a white background

contrast 1.21:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #94ffc3;
Background color
Panel with #94ffc3 background
background-color: #94ffc3;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #94ffc3;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(148, 255, 195, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(148, 255, 195, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #94ffc3;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #94ffc3, #94F4FF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #94ffc3

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#94ffc3 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#94ffc3, answered

What color is #94ffc3?

#94ffc3 is a light electric green, closest to Aqua Marine (ΔE2000 5.1). It sits at 146° on the hue wheel with 100% saturation and 79% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #94ffc3?

rgb(148, 255, 195) — 148 red, 255 green and 195 blue out of 255, or 58% / 100% / 76.5% by channel.

Is #94ffc3 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8176 and perceived brightness is 87%, so black text on it reaches 17.35:1.

Should I use black or white text on #94ffc3?

Black. It scores 17.35:1 against #94ffc3, versus 1.21:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #94ffc3?

#FF94D0 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #F994FF and #FF949A, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #94ffc3?

For interface work: #F4FAF7 as the surface, #C0EDD4 for borders, #4B9B6E for secondary text, #CC00A6 as an accent and #008038 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #9AFF94 and #94FFF9 stays calm, while #FF94D0 is the loudest partner.

What is #94ffc3 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(42%, 0%, 24%, 0%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #94ffc3 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 73 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #94FF9C; nudged cooler, #94FFEA.

Work with #94ffc3 in the Color Lab