What color is #92A0BC?

#92A0BC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #92A0BC?

The RGB value is 146, 160, 188: 146 red, 160 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92A0BC?

The complementary color is #BCAE92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92A0BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92A0BC color

#92A0BC rgb(146, 160, 188)

Shades of blue

The hex color #92A0BC is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 62.7% green and 73.7% blue (146, 160, 188).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.98:1).

#92A0BC color codes

HEX	`#92A0BC`
RGB	`rgb(146, 160, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 62.7%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 22%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 15%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.66, 1.22, -16.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.66, 16.12, 274.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.5, 34.883, 52.535)`
Decimal	`9609404`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92A0BC, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #92A0BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92A0BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #92A0BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92a0bc; }
.text { color: #92a0bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92a0bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 160 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92a0bc, #9992bc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #92A0BC?: #92A0BC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92A0BC?: The RGB value is 146, 160, 188: 146 red, 160 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92A0BC?: The complementary color is #BCAE92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92A0BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.