What color is #92ABAA?

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

What is the RGB value of #92ABAA?

The RGB value is 146, 171, 170: 146 red, 171 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92ABAA?

The complementary color is #AB9293, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92ABAA?

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.

#92ABAA color

#92ABAA rgb(146, 171, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #92ABAA is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 67.1% green and 66.7% blue (146, 171, 170).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 13% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#92ABAA color codes

HEX	`#92ABAA`
RGB	`rgb(146, 171, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 67.1%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 13%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 15%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 1%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.12, -8.81, -2.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.12, 9.13, 195.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.671, 38.138, 43.61)`
Decimal	`9612202`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#92ABAA 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 #92ABAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92abaa; }
.text { color: #92abaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92abaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 171 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92abaa, #929fab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #92ABAA?: #92ABAA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92ABAA?: The RGB value is 146, 171, 170: 146 red, 171 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92ABAA?: The complementary color is #AB9293, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92ABAA?: 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.