What color is #92A18A?

#92A18A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #92A18A?

The RGB value is 146, 161, 138: 146 red, 161 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92A18A?

The complementary color is #998AA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92A18A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92A18A color

#92A18A rgb(146, 161, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #92A18A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 63.1% green and 54.1% blue (146, 161, 138).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 11% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Whispering Willow (#919C81), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#92A18A color codes

HEX	`#92A18A`
RGB	`rgb(146, 161, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 63.1%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 11%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 14%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 14%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.51, -9.71, 10.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.51, 14.08, 133.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.186, 33.435, 28.956)`
Decimal	`9609610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92A18A, 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 #92A18A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92A18A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	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 #92A18A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92a18a; }
.text { color: #92a18a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92a18a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 161 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92a18a, #8aa18d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #92A18A?: #92A18A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92A18A?: The RGB value is 146, 161, 138: 146 red, 161 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92A18A?: The complementary color is #998AA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92A18A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.