What color is #92AAB4?

#92AAB4 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #92AAB4?

The RGB value is 146, 170, 180: 146 red, 170 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92AAB4?

The complementary color is #B49C92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92AAB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92AAB4 color

#92AAB4 rgb(146, 170, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #92AAB4 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 66.7% green and 70.6% blue (146, 170, 180).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 18% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#92AAB4 color codes

HEX	`#92AAB4`
RGB	`rgb(146, 170, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 66.7%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 18%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 19%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 6%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.13, -6.1, -7.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.13, 9.99, 232.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.465, 38.155, 48.72)`
Decimal	`9611956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92AAB4, 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 #92AAB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92AAB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	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 #92AAB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92aab4; }
.text { color: #92aab4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92aab4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 170 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92aab4, #9299b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #92AAB4?: #92AAB4 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92AAB4?: The RGB value is 146, 170, 180: 146 red, 170 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92AAB4?: The complementary color is #B49C92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92AAB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.