What color is #92ABAB?

#92ABAB 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 #92ABAB?

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

What is the complementary color of #92ABAB?

The complementary color is #AB9292, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92ABAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92ABAB color

#92ABAB rgb(146, 171, 171)

Shades of gray

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

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 13% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% 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 8.64:1).

#92ABAB color codes

HEX	`#92ABAB`
RGB	`rgb(146, 171, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 67.1%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 13%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 15%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.15, -8.6, -2.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.15, 9.07, 198.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.766, 38.176, 44.11)`
Decimal	`9612203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92ABAB, 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 #92ABAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92ABAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.64:1	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 #92ABAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

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

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #92ABAB?: #92ABAB 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 #92ABAB?: The RGB value is 146, 171, 171: 146 red, 171 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92ABAB?: The complementary color is #AB9292, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92ABAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.