What color is #92ACBA?

#92ACBA 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 #92ACBA?

The RGB value is 146, 172, 186: 146 red, 172 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92ACBA?

The complementary color is #BAA092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92ACBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92ACBA color

#92ACBA rgb(146, 172, 186)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 67.5% green and 72.9% blue (146, 172, 186).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 22% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.83:1).

#92ACBA color codes

HEX	`#92ACBA`
RGB	`rgb(146, 172, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 67.5%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 22%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 8%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.87, -5.84, -10.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.87, 11.7, 240.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.467, 39.16, 52.135)`
Decimal	`9612474`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92ACBA, 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 #92ACBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92ACBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.83:1	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 #92ACBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92acba; }
.text { color: #92acba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92acba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 172 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92acba, #9298ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #92ACBA?: #92ACBA 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 #92ACBA?: The RGB value is 146, 172, 186: 146 red, 172 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92ACBA?: The complementary color is #BAA092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92ACBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.