What color is #92ABB0?

#92ABB0 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Ether. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #92ABB0?

The RGB value is 146, 171, 176: 146 red, 171 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92ABB0?

The complementary color is #B09792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92ABB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92ABB0 color

#92ABB0 rgb(146, 171, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #92ABB0 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 67.1% green and 69% blue (146, 171, 176).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 16% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Ether (#98B2B4), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

#92ABB0 color codes

HEX	`#92ABB0`
RGB	`rgb(146, 171, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 67.1%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 16%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 17%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 3%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.29, -7.52, -5.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.29, 9.3, 215.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.251, 38.37, 46.668)`
Decimal	`9612208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92ABB0, 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 #92ABB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92ABB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	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 #92ABB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92abb0; }
.text { color: #92abb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92abb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 171 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92abb0, #929cb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #92ABB0?: #92ABB0 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Ether. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92ABB0?: The RGB value is 146, 171, 176: 146 red, 171 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92ABB0?: The complementary color is #B09792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92ABB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.