What color is #92AAA8?

#92AAA8 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #92AAA8?

The RGB value is 146, 170, 168: 146 red, 170 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92AAA8?

The complementary color is #AA9294, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92AAA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92AAA8 color

#92AAA8 rgb(146, 170, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #92AAA8 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 66.7% green and 65.9% blue (146, 170, 168).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 12% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.54:1).

#92AAA8 color codes

HEX	`#92AAA8`
RGB	`rgb(146, 170, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 66.7%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 12%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 14%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 1%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.79, -8.69, -1.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.79, 8.87, 191.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.295, 37.687, 42.558)`
Decimal	`9611944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92AAA8, 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 #92AAA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92AAA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.54:1	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 #92AAA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92aaa8; }
.text { color: #92aaa8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92aaa8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 170 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92aaa8, #92a0aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #92AAA8?: #92AAA8 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92AAA8?: The RGB value is 146, 170, 168: 146 red, 170 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92AAA8?: The complementary color is #AA9294, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92AAA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.