What color is #92AAAA?

#92AAAA 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 #92AAAA?

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

What is the complementary color of #92AAAA?

The complementary color is #AA9292, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92AAAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92AAAA color

#92AAAA rgb(146, 170, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #92AAAA is a grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 12% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.55:1).

#92AAAA color codes

HEX	`#92AAAA`
RGB	`rgb(146, 170, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 66.7%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 12%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 14%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.84, -8.27, -2.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.84, 8.73, 198.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.483, 37.762, 43.547)`
Decimal	`9611946`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92AAAA, 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 #92AAAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92AAAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.55:1	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 #92AAAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92aaaa; }
.text { color: #92aaaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92aaaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 170 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92aaaa, #929eaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #92AAAA?: #92AAAA 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 #92AAAA?: The RGB value is 146, 170, 170: 146 red, 170 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92AAAA?: The complementary color is #AA9292, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92AAAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.