What color is #92A2C0?

#92A2C0 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailing. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #92A2C0?

The RGB value is 146, 162, 192: 146 red, 162 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92A2C0?

The complementary color is #C0B092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92A2C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92A2C0 color

#92A2C0 rgb(146, 162, 192)

Shades of blue

The hex color #92A2C0 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 63.5% green and 75.3% blue (146, 162, 192).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 27% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Sailing (#869CBB), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#92A2C0 color codes

HEX	`#92A2C0`
RGB	`rgb(146, 162, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 63.5%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 27%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 24%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 16%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.33, 1.04, -17.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.33, 17.31, 273.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.286, 35.756, 54.954)`
Decimal	`9609920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92A2C0, 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 #92A2C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92A2C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	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 #92A2C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92a2c0; }
.text { color: #92a2c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92a2c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 162 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92a2c0, #9992c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #92A2C0?: #92A2C0 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailing. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92A2C0?: The RGB value is 146, 162, 192: 146 red, 162 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92A2C0?: The complementary color is #C0B092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92A2C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.