Closest web-safe match: #99CC66

Color Details and Palettes for #94BF63

Details about the color Makin It Rain#94BF63

Conversions, palettes, contrast & design ideas for this color.

Green family Cool WCAG ink: dark
HEX #94BF63 RGB rgb(148, 191, 99) HSL hsl(88, 42%, 57%) CMYK cmyk(23%, 0%, 48%, 25%)

Color profile

About Color Hex #94BF63

#94BF63 is a cool color from the Green family, closest in name to “Makin It Rain”. In RGB it is rgb(148, 191, 99); in HSL, hsl(88, 42%, 57%).

The color Makin It Rain, with hexadecimal code #94bf63, resides within the green color family, the hue most connected to nature, growth, and renewal. Green soothes the eye more than any other color, making it ideal for wellness, sustainability, and financial brands. Additionally, it evokes emotions such as Softness, Delicacy, Calmness, Relaxation and Friendliness. Green is often linked to nature and growth universally, and in some cultures, it symbolizes fertility, renewal, and even immortality. In Islam, green holds significant religious meaning. With a moderate saturation of 42%, it has a softened, muted quality that lends sophistication and works well for backgrounds and secondary elements. With a mid-range lightness of 57%, it offers excellent versatility—readable as text on light backgrounds and visible as an element on dark ones. This color is ideal for designs that aim to express Softness, Delicacy, Calmness, Relaxation, or Friendliness. It can be effectively used in web design, branding, and marketing materials to attract attention and convey specific messages.

Key facts

RGB 148, 191, 99 red · green · blue HSL 88° 42% 57% hue · sat · light HSV 88° 48% 75% design-app pickers CMYK 23 0 48 25 print inks, % Luminance 0.445 0 dark → 1 light On black 9.89:1 ✓ AA contrast ratio On white 2.12:1 ✕ AA contrast ratio Web-safe #99CC66 closest web-safe Best text black ideal foreground Character Vivid cool · green family

The story of this color

History, Usage, Psychology & Design Ideas for #94BF63

Makin It Rain (#94BF63) belongs to the Green color family.

With moderate saturation and balanced lightness, this muted tone feels sophisticated and understated. Muted hues like this excel in editorial design, professional portfolios, and interior spaces that seek calm refinement.

Historical Background

Green pigments were notoriously difficult to produce until modern chemistry. Ancient Egyptians used malachite, while Scheele's Green (1775) and Paris Green contained lethal arsenic—reportedly sickening Napoleon in his green-wallpapered exile room. In Islam, green symbolizes paradise and is associated with the Prophet Muhammad. Celtic traditions link green to the fae realm and the untamed forces of nature.

Design & Usage Tips

Green is the universal signifier of nature, sustainability, and health. It dominates eco-brands, organic food labels, and wellness apps. Medium greens work as primary brand colors, while darker greens (forest, hunter) lend gravitas to financial and legal institutions. Pair green with earth tones for authenticity or with white for clinical freshness.

Sitting on the cool side of the spectrum (hue 88°), it promotes a feeling of calm distance and intellectual clarity, which is why cool hues dominate corporate identities, healthcare design, and productivity tools. At 42% saturation, the color has a muted, sophisticated quality that pairs well with bolder accents. It works as a background, a border, or a secondary element in layered compositions.

Psychological Impact

Green is the easiest color for the human eye to process, which is why it feels restful and balancing. It lowers stress, encourages concentration, and symbolizes renewal. In UX, green universally signals success, completion, and safe-to-proceed actions.

With a mid-range lightness of 57%, this tone is highly versatile: dark enough to serve as body text on white, yet light enough to stand out on charcoal or navy backgrounds.

Creative Design Ideas

Create depth with a dark-to-light green gradient background for nature-themed landing pages. Use forest green with gold serif typography for a classic, trustworthy brand identity. In data visualization, green represents positive trends, growth, and on-target metrics.

Every format

#94BF63 Color Conversions

Every way to write Makin It Rain — one-tap copy on every format; tap on any card to learn what it is and when to use it.

12 formats
HEX Web
#94BF63

Hexadecimal is the web’s universal color notation — two digits each for red, green and blue. Drop it straight into HTML, CSS or any design tool.

RGB Screen
rgb(148, 191, 99)

RGB is the additive Red-Green-Blue model every screen uses to emit light. The default choice for websites, apps and on-screen UI.

HSL Web
hsl(88, 42%, 57%)

HSL breaks a color into Hue, Saturation and Lightness — the most intuitive way to lighten, darken or mute a color in CSS.

HSV HSB Design
hsv(88, 48%, 75%)

HSV (also called HSB) maps Hue, Saturation and Value/Brightness. It is the model behind the color pickers in Photoshop, Figma and most design apps.

HWB CSS 4
hwb(88 39% 25%)

HWB blends a pure hue with Whiteness and Blackness — a painter-friendly model added in CSS Color 4 for quick tints and shades.

CMYK Print
cmyk(23%, 0%, 48%, 25%)

CMYK is the subtractive Cyan-Magenta-Yellow-Black ink model. Use these values when preparing artwork for a printer or commercial press.

OKLCH Modern
oklch(75.29% 0.130 129.64)

OKLCH is a modern, perceptually-uniform space (Lightness, Chroma, Hue). It powers smooth gradients and accessible palettes in today’s CSS.

OKLab Modern
oklab(75.29% -0.083 0.100)

OKLab is the Cartesian form of OKLCH — ideal for blending and interpolating colors without the muddy midpoints older spaces produce.

CIELAB L*a*b* Perceptual
L: 72.53, a: -29.85, b: 41.59

CIELAB is a device-independent, perceptually-uniform space. It is the standard for measuring color difference (ΔE) and matching across devices.

LCH Perceptual
L: 72.53, C: 51.19, H: 125.67

LCH is CIELAB in cylindrical form — Lightness, Chroma and Hue — letting you adjust vividness and hue while staying perceptually even.

XYZ CIE Science
X: 33.10, Y: 44.46, Z: 18.64

CIE XYZ is the 1931 master space that underpins every other model here — the scientific bridge used to convert between color systems.

Decimal int Code
9748323

The 24-bit integer value of the color — handy for databases, APIs, game engines and low-level graphics code.

Channel breakdown

RGB Color Percentages for #94BF63

How much red, green and blue light mixes into Makin It Rain.

Red 148/255 33.8% Green 191/255 43.6% Blue 99/255 22.6%

Percentages show each channel's share of the total light (R + G + B) in Makin It Rain.

Ink coverage

CMYK Ink Levels & Print Guide for #94BF63

Ink needed to reproduce Makin It Rain in four-color print. Heaviest ink: Yellow.

23% CYAN 0% MAGENTA 48% YELLOW 25% KEY

Print tip: treat these values as a starting point — final output depends on printer profile, paper stock and calibration.

Accessibility · WCAG

Luminance & Contrast for #94BF63

How bright Makin It Rain is, and how far black and white text clear each WCAG bar.

Relative luminance 0.445
0 · dark1 · light

Contrast ratio · 1:1 → 21:1 (log scale)

Aa Black text 9.89:1 ✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ Large
Aa White text 2.12:1 ✕ AA ✕ AAA ✕ Large

Developer shortcuts

Quick CSS Snippets for #94BF63

Copy-and-paste CSS for Makin It Rain — per-line copy, or grab the whole block.

makin-it-rain.css
background-color: #94BF63;
color: #94BF63;
border: 2px solid #94BF63;
background-color: rgb(148, 191, 99);
background-color: hsl(88, 42%, 57%);
--color: #94BF63;

Shades · light to dark

#94BF63 Monochrome Palette

Lighter and darker steps of Makin It Rain — the color's full brightness range in one strip.

#F4F9EF
#E4EFD8
#D4E5C1
#C4DCA9
#B4D292
#A4C97A
#94BF63
#7EA254
#688645
#516936
#3B4C28
#253019
#0F130A

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Harmony · 180° apart

#94BF63 Complementary Palette

Two colors opposite on the wheel — maximum contrast for attention-grabbing accents.

#94BF63
#8E63BF

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Harmony · adjacent hues

#94BF63 Analogic Palette

Neighboring hues on the wheel — harmonious, calm combinations that feel unified.

#94BF63
#66BF63
#BFBC63
#63BF8E
#BF8E63
#63BFBC
#BF6366

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Harmony · 120° apart

#94BF63 Triadic Palette

Three colors evenly spaced on the wheel — vibrant and energetic, yet balanced.

#94BF63
#6394BF
#BF6394

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Harmony · 90° apart

#94BF63 Quad Palette

Four colors evenly spaced on the wheel (tetradic) — rich schemes with multiple accents.

#94BF63
#63BFBC
#8E63BF
#BF6366

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Accessibility

Color Blindness Simulation for #94BF63

How Makin It Rain reads across five kinds of color vision — a ✓ Friendly verdict means the color difference stays distinguishable for that vision type.

#94BF63
#A4A17F
#A7A779
#968B8F
#AFAFAF
Normal vision full color Deuteranopia green weakness ✓ Friendly Protanopia red weakness ✓ Friendly Tritanopia blue-yellow weakness ✕ Not friendly Achromatopsia total color blindness ✕ Not friendly

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Harmony overview

Color Harmonies for #94BF63

The lead color from each harmony scheme, side by side — a shortcut to the full palettes above.

#8E63BF
#66BF63
#6394BF
#63BFBC
Complementary opposite hue Analogous adjacent hue Triadic 120° apart Tetradic (Quad) 90° apart

Perceptually nearby

#94BF63 Nearby Colors

A step away in brightness, richness or shade — each still feels like the same color.

Fiddle-Leaf Fig#AACC77
Lime It or Leave It#88AA55
Wasabi#BBDD88
Mossy Glossy#779944
Makin It Rain#88BB55
Around the Gills#99BB77
Dollar Bill#88BB66
Sapling#AABB55

From the color-name library

Colors Similar to #94BF63

The closest named colors to #94BF63 — same mood, each with its own character.

Makin It Rain#88BB55
Pistachio#93C572
Dollar Bill#85BB65
Fiddle-Leaf Fig#A6C875
Thrilling Lime#8CC34B
Sapling#A3C05A
Leafy Greens#80BB66
Ultra Green#7EBA4D
Broccoli#87B364
Frog on a Log#8FB943
Lone Hunter#94C84C
Fairy Tale Green#88CC55

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Inspiration

Explore Vibrant Images Featuring Makin It Rain (#94bf63)

Curated Unsplash photos that carry the mood of Makin It Rain — hover any tile to download it or view the original.

Good to know

Frequently Asked Questions about #94BF63

#94BF63 is a cool color from the Green family. Its closest matched name is “Makin It Rain”, matched perceptually with the CIEDE2000 color-difference formula. In RGB it is rgb(148, 191, 99); in HSL, hsl(88, 42%, 57%).
In RGB, #94BF63 is rgb(148, 191, 99); in HSL it is hsl(88, 42%, 57%); and in CMYK — the model used for print — it is cmyk(23%, 0%, 48%, 25%).
#94BF63 has a contrast ratio of 9.89:1 against black and 2.12:1 against white. For readability, black body text meets the WCAG AA threshold of 4.5:1 on it, while white does not.
The direct complement of #94BF63 is #8E63BF (opposite on the color wheel). For ready-made combinations, this page includes monochrome, analogous, triadic and tetradic palettes built from #94BF63 in the palette sections above.