Palettes / Colors / #94BCBC

#94BCBC — Light Dusty Teal

#94BCBC is a teal color we call Light Dusty Teal, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the teal family.

#94BCBC is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BC9494; it also sits naturally between #94BCA8 and #94A8BC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 58% · Green 74% · Blue 74%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #94BCBC

.text { color: #94BCBC; }
.background { background-color: #94BCBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #94BCBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(148, 188, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 23%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #94BCBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(148, 188, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #94BCBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(148, 188, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#94BCBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#94BCBC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BC9494:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #94BCBC: #000000.

How #94BCBC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #94BCBC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #94BCBC?

#94BCBC is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 148, 188, 188). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #94BCBC?

#94BCBC is RGB 148, 188, 188 — HSL 180°, 23%, 66% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #94BCBC?

Its complement is #BC9494; analogous partners are #94BCA8 and #94A8BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #94BCBC for text?

Black text on #94BCBC has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.06:1.