What color is #92A39C?

#92A39C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #92A39C?

The RGB value is 146, 163, 156: 146 red, 163 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92A39C?

The complementary color is #A39299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92A39C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92A39C color

#92A39C rgb(146, 163, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #92A39C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 63.9% green and 61.2% blue (146, 163, 156).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 8% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#92A39C color codes

HEX	`#92A39C`
RGB	`rgb(146, 163, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 63.9%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 8%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 10%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 4%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.52, -7.38, 1.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.52, 7.55, 167.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.951, 34.705, 36.514)`
Decimal	`9610140`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92A39C, 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 #92A39C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92A39C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	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 #92A39C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92a39c; }
.text { color: #92a39c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92a39c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 163 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92a39c, #92a1a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #92A39C?: #92A39C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92A39C?: The RGB value is 146, 163, 156: 146 red, 163 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92A39C?: The complementary color is #A39299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92A39C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.