What color is #92ACAA?

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

What is the RGB value of #92ACAA?

The RGB value is 146, 172, 170: 146 red, 172 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92ACAA?

The complementary color is #AC9294, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92ACAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92ACAA color

#92ACAA rgb(146, 172, 170)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 67.5% green and 66.7% blue (146, 172, 170).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 14% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cool (#96B3B3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.7:1).

#92ACAA color codes

HEX	`#92ACAA`
RGB	`rgb(146, 172, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 67.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 14%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 15%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 1%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.4, -9.34, -1.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.4, 9.55, 191.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.86, 38.517, 43.673)`
Decimal	`9612458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92ACAA, 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 #92ACAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92ACAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.7:1	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 #92ACAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92acaa; }
.text { color: #92acaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92acaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 172 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92acaa, #92a1ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #92ACAA?: #92ACAA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92ACAA?: The RGB value is 146, 172, 170: 146 red, 172 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92ACAA?: The complementary color is #AC9294, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92ACAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.